By Praise Chinecherem
Three persons, including a lawyer were in the early hours of Sunday abducted in Nkpologwu in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State.
Trending video on social media indicted that the gunmen stormed the community between 7:30 am and 8:00 am, carrying out the operation.
The video also showed a somersaulted vehicle along the Nkpologwu-Akpo Road, which is believed to belong to one of the victims.
President General of Nkpologwu Community, Prof. Ferdinand Ezeiruaku confirmed the incident in a telephone interview.
He stated that the three men were kidnapped by heavily-armed men at different locations in the community .
“Two of the victims, including the lawyer, are based in Abuja, while the third victim is based in Port Harcourt.
“They had returned to the community to attend an event organized by the local women’s group in their August meeting.”
Expressing worry over the victims’ safety,
Ezeiruaku urged the public to pray for their safe release.
Efforts to reach the Police spokesperson, Tochukwu Ikenga for comment were unsuccessful.
