Rampaging hoodlums have killed one individual and kidnapped three others in Anambra State.
The criminals who carried out the operations at completely different components of the state on Saturday at about 8 pm killed a petroleum station attendant at St. Michael’s Secondary Faculty junction, Nimo, Njikoka LGA. The hoodlums had thereafter kidnapped and brought away the patrol station boss when he was driving in his SUV automobile.
LEADERSHIP gathered that the abductors had in a while their manner kidnapped one other individual at Oraukwu in neighbouring Anaocha LGA whereas two different individuals had been earlier that day kidnapped at Ifite-Awka in Awka-South LGA.
Some eyewitnesses of the Ifite-Awka incidences instructed LEADERSHIP that the abductors had first at about 2pm stormed the realm, kidnapped a person and whisked him away firing sporadically to scare away folks within the space.
They had been stated to have once more returned to the identical space driving of their jeep, and, picked one other man who was driving in a Lexus 350 automobile and quietly made away with him unchallenged.
The general public relations officer of the state police command, superintendent of police, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, in an announcement yesterday, confirmed the incidents and stated that the commissioner of police within the state, CP Nnaghe Itam, had ordered a manhunt for the dare-devils, including that the deserted automobile of one of many victims had been recovered.
Ikenga stated: “The Commissioner of Police Anambra State, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam states that efforts are ongoing to arrest the assailants and rescue the victims of the kidnapping.
“The incident occurred by 2pm on 13/7/2024 and was captured in a video alongside Ifite – Amansea street, Awka. The police responding crew recovered the deserted sufferer’s automobile, and joint safety measures/personnel positioning are already in place to forestall such/associated incidents within the State.
“Police responding crew recovered the victims’ automobiles and has emplaced Joint Safety Measures/Operational positioning to forestall such or associated incident within the state,” Ikenga stated additional.
