Gunmen Kidnap Popular Columnist, Donu Kogbara in Port Harcourt - AllAfrica.com
Port Harcourt — Popular columnist and broadcaster, Ms. Donu Kogbara, was kidnapped in front of her house in the Nkpogu area of Port Harcourt yesterday morning. Although details of her abduction were sketchy, THISDAY gathered that armed men in police uniforms, who drove in a Honda CRV mid-sized sports utility vehicle, accosted and abducted Kogbara in front of her house. The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Ahmad Muhammad, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), confirmed the incident and said investigations were underway to ensure her safe rescue. Kogbara is a highly regarded writer and broadcaster and has a weekly column in Vanguard Newspapers. She was also a member of the board of the Greater Port Harcourt City Development Authority from 2009 to 2015. She first gained national prominence in the early 1990s when she wrote a weekly column for Vanguard Newspapers from the United Kingdom... She was also one of the few Nigerians in the UK who appeared on several radio and television shows and wrote articles in British newspapers against the actions of the late environmental activist, Ken Saro Wiwa, after the death in May 1994 of four... One of the chiefs who was killed was her uncle, Chief E. Kobani. Source: allafrica.com
