GUNMEN ABDUCT THREE IN ANAMBRA COMMUNITY

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Three people have been kidnapped by some unidentified thugs in the Nnewi North Local Government Area of Anambra State, close to the Innoson Motorcycle Showroom on the Onitsha-Owerri Road end of Nnewi.

According to witnesses, the victims were traveling down the road when the tragedy happened late on Tuesday.

One of the sources said, “The three persons were in a vehicle when armed men suddenly blocked them with their vehicle. They ordered the victims to alight and as they alight, they forced them into their vehicle and immediately zoomed off.

“One of the assailants entered into their victims’ vehicle and also drove off and driving behind the other vehicle the victims were in. The incident, which happened within a split of seconds created panic on the road and around the vicinity. Because it was already dark, we couldn’t get the exact picture of what the vehicles look like.”

The police were already using information gathered from the location for the continuing rescue operations, according to SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the spokesperson for the Anambra State Police, who verified the event on Wednesday.

Ikenga said, “Anambra Joint Security Forces are on the offensive for possible rescue unhurt of three abducted victims and arrest of the abductors today, 26/11/2024 by 6:45 pm at Innoson Motorcycle Showroom along Owerri Road, Nnewi.

“The police command is determined and is already working with information obtained from the scene for the ongoing rescue operations.