Gunmen abduct Nigerian judge, kill police orderly… 

Justice Uwana was abducted along a highway on Monday in Oron Local Government Area of the state by the gunmen who shot dead her police orderly.

The police spokesperson in Akwa Ibom Odiko MacDon has confirmed the abduction. 

The judge was on her way home to Uyo after the court sitting in Oron when she was abducted.

“It’s very unfortunate,” said Mr MacDon, a superintendent of police on the incident.

Mr MacDon said the Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom, Olatoye Durusinmi, has ordered an investigation into the incident.

“As we speak, no stone will be left unturned, resources will be harnessed to ensure that Her Lordship is reunited with her family any moment from now.

“I have spoken with the family of the deceased officer who, until his death, was an orderly to the judge. Justice will be served and the perpetrators will be brought to book,” the police spokesperson said.

Abduction for ransom is now one of the dominant crimes across various Nigerian cities.