Tony Ita Etim
28 August 2008
Port Harcourt — An Isreali construction worker has been kidnapped in Port Harcourt Rivers State, but no group has claimed responsibility for the abduction.
Identified as Mr. Ehub Arny, the Israeli was kidnapped in his residence in Port Harcourt by four unknown gunmen.
Daily Champion gathered that the gunmen stormed Arny residence along Austin Opara Avenue GRA Phase 4 and took the Isreali away in his jeep.
Arny our correspondent gathered is a Project Manager with an Israeli construction company, Gilmor Engineering Limited.
Spokeswoman for the Rivers state Police command, Mrs. Rita Innoma-Abbey, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, confirmed the abduction.
Innoma-Abbey disclosed that the driver of the Israeli has been arrested in connection with the incident.
About the time Arny was kidnapped the Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria Moshe Ram was having dinner with the Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, in Government House Port Harcourt.
Ram at the dinner declared that the Niger Delta is safe for foreign nationals resident in the state, and described reports on the situation in the area as being blown out of proportion.
The Israeli ambassador pointed out that the media hype of the Niger Delta situation as similar to that of Israel, and described Israel and Niger delta as victims of unwarranted media propaganda.
Ram observed that the state is safe, peaceful and with a friendly population, and expressed delight that the visit has afforded him and members of his delegation the opportunity to tour places of interest.
"We are safe here, because since my arrival, we have visited many places and seen Rivers people as peaceful, friendly and welcoming to visitors", Ram said.
Describing Nigeria as a vast economy, Ram noted that Israel has been of significant assistance to Nigeria in many respects because of its experience, and assured that Israel and Nigeria would continue to remain good partners in the effort to build a strong, viable and fruitful economy.
The Israeli Ambassador, who identified investments in all aspects of the economy as one sure way of improving the quality of life of the people, commended Amaechi's giant strides in governance, and his unbowed determination to make the state a better place for the people.
He insisted that Nigeria has the potentials, both human and natural, to be self sufficient especially in food production as the case with Israel today, explaining that both countries have the same kind of environment.
Ram noted that the visit is a manifestation of the importance the country attaches to its relationship with Rivers State particularly in commerce and industry, and stressed the need for the developed world to help developing countries to gain some form of economic independence, and expressed the hope that the trip to Rivers State would bring about an improvement in the already cordial relationship that both countries enjoy.
In his remark, the Russian Ambassador designate, Mr. Alexander Palyankov, who said he was coming to Africa for the first time, and observed that people of the state are friendly.
Palyankov said he was in the state to explore further areas of possible cooperation, particularly in commerce and business and assured of the safety of Nigerian students in Russia .
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when will the senate get to business and make it a capital crime punishable by death.tony
Nigeria's situation cannot be compared to that of Nigeria's. Nigeria is plauged by the corruption, neocolonialism, and racism that multinational coorporations and post-industrial economies excercise to gain a profit. Israel is backed by these countries, namely the United States, in its efforts to inflict the same colonial racism in occpuying Palestine.
Israel's situation cannot be compared to that of Nigeria's. Nigeria is plauged by the corruption, neocolonialism, and racism that multinational coorporations and post-industrial economies excercise to gain a profit. Israel is backed by these countries, namely the United States, in its efforts to inflict the same colonial racism in occpuying Palestine.
when will the senate get to business and make it a capital crime punishable by death. tomy tony