On Monday, gunmen abducted Justice Joy Uwanna, a high court judge, along with her driver in Oron Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. Regrettably, the judge’s orderly was killed during the attack along the Uyo-Okobo road.
Confirming this distressing incident, Toroscho Eyene, the Chairman of the Oron branch of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), stated that the judge was taken while en route to Uyo following a court session. He mentioned that the association members have arranged a meeting with the State Commissioner of Police and the Department of State Services (DSS) scheduled for the following day (Wednesday).
Eyene said, “Yes, the sitting Judge in Oron was kidnapped yesterday (Monday) on her way back to Uyo after a court sitting. By tomorrow, Wednesday, we are moving down to Uyo to meet with the Commissioner of Police, Olatoye Durusinmi and the DSS on the issue.”
Efforts to reach Odiko Macdon, the Public Relations Officer of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command, for comments on the matter were unsuccessful at the time of filing this report.
