Gunmen Abduct Five Persons In South-East Region

At least five persons have reportedly been abducted by yet-to-be-identified gunmen in Ebonyi State.

The incident occurred around 5:30 pm on Tuesday, August 15th, along the Mile 2 section of the Ishiagu/Okigwe express road in Ebonyi State.

According to reports, the victims were said to be returning home from Enugu Airport in an airport taxi (Sienna bus) bearing registration number KWL 941 PD, before the incident took place at the Mile 2 vicinity in Ishiagu, Ivo Local Government Area of the state, the victims were allegedly abducted by their assailants and taken into the nearby bush.

Ike Cletus, the Special Assistant to Governor Francis Nwifuru on Internal Security for Ivo Local Government Area, confirmed the incident and blamed it all on non-functional vigilantes in the area.

“It’s s unfortunate that Ivo Local Government has become a safe haven for kidnappers and other criminal elements. We have a none functional vigilante group in the Local Government. You hardly see them anywhere in the Local Government, yet money is spent on them monthly without any fruitful result.

“The security architecture of the Local Government, especially that of the Local Vigilante Group must be overhauled and make it more efficient.”

A source identified the abducted victims as follows: 41-year-old Ajah Chibuzor, his wife, their 12-year-old daughter, and the airport driver.

The source further revealed that while taking the victims into the bush, the gunmen ran into a farmer on his farm and also abducted him.