Rampaging hoodlums have killed one particular person and kidnapped three others in Anambra State on the weekend.
The dare-devils who carried the assaults at totally different components of the state on Saturday at about 8pm killed a petroleum station attendant at St. Michael’s Secondary Faculty junction, Nimo, Njikoka LGA of the State. The hoodlums had thereafter kidnapped and brought away the patrol station boss, who was driving in his SUV car.
LEADERSHIP gathered that the abductors had in a while their method kidnapped one other particular person at Oraukwu within the neighbouring Anaocha LGA whereas two different individuals had been earlier that day kidnapped at Ifite-Awka in Awka South LGA of the State.
Some eyewitnesses of the Ifite-Awka incidence advised LEADERSHIP that the abductors had first at about 2pm stormed the world, kidnapped a person and whisked him away whereas 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 car and quietly made away with him unchallenged.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, in a press release on Sunday confirmed the assaults and stated that the Commissioner of Police within the state, CP Nnaghe Itam, had ordered manhunt for the dare-devils, including that the deserted car of one of many victims had been recovered.
SP 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 highway, Awka. Police responding crew recovered the deserted sufferer’s car, and joint safety measures/personnel positioning are already in place to forestall such/associated incident within the State.
“Police responding crew recovered the victims’ autos and has emplaced Joint Safety Measures/Operational positioning to forestall such or associated incident within the State.”
