Barely two weeks after the abduction of the mother of the Speaker of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, eleven Years old Son of the Deputy Chief Whip of the Assembly, Master Daniel Benjamin, was yesterday abducted in broad day light from his family home in Yenagoa, by gunmen.
THISDAY gathered that the kidnappers wasted no time in asking the legislator, Hon Ruby Benjamin, the only female legislator in the 24 member Assembly through her husband, Pastor Kenneth Benjamin, for a ransom of N20 million if she want to see her abducted Son alive.
The abduction of the legislator�s son is coming barely four days after the release of the Mother to the Bayelsa State House of Assembly Speaker, Hon. Werinepre Seibarogu by another unknown group in the State.
THISDAY gathered that preliminary investigation by security operatives after the abduction revealed that the same group that took the Speaker may be responsible for kidnap of Master Daniel as a punishment for the mother who was the most vocal in condemning the abduction of the Speaker�s mother.
The new trend in militant activities in the state is said to be giving the state government a cause to worry as the event was said to be the focus of the state�s Executive Council�s meeting held yesterday.
Following the kidnap of the young man, the Deputy Governor, Hon. Perebowei Ebebi and the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Hon. Werinepre Seibarogu visited the family residence of the Benjamins yesterday.
Ebebi condemned the kidnap in strong terms, saying that trend portrays an evil omen which must be stopped at all cost.
He warned that the State Government will not fold its hands and allow its citizens to live in fear.
It was gathered that the incident occurred around 6.30am on Wednesday when the abductors invaded the family home.
Unable to gain entrance through the main or the back doors, the kidnapper entered the house through the roof, snatched the boy from his room where he laid with his older brother, opens the door and fled.
Speaking with newsmen on the incident, the Father of the Boy, Pastor Kenneth Benjamin said though his wife, who represent the Brass Constituency 111 at the House of Assembly, had some time ago received an anonymous letter requesting for the sum of N1million before her swear-in as member of the House, they never took the demand seriously until the kidnap yesterday.
Benjamin lamented the abduction of his son, saying that the family does not have such amount of money demanded by the kidnappers.
�Whether they are militant or kidnappers I don�t know.� He cried
He revealed that his Child abductors had been in constant touch with him on his mobile phone with a demand for N20million.
He also revealed that as a way of showing him the proof of his child life; he was allowed to speak with his Son, �my Son urged me to pay the ransom demanded for by the abductors but they are still calling me�.
The whereabouts of the Mother, who is the Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Assembly, Mrs. Ruby Benjamin was unknown as at press time, but it was gathered that she may have moved to one of the state government lodges at the Government House with the other members of the family.