The Police Command in Anambra State has begun a manhunt for the abductors of a medical physician on Thursday in Uruagu Nnewi, Nnewi North Native Authorities Space of the state.
Tochukwu Ikenga, the police spokesperson in Anambra, disclosed this in a press release on Friday in Awka.
Mr Ikenga, a superintendent of police, stated the command seeks public data to rescue the sufferer, apprehend the perpetrators, and produce them to justice.
“The Anambra State Police Command has obtained a report of the kidnapping of a medical physician at Uruagu, Nnewi, in Nnewi North Native Authorities Space of the state.
“Preliminary data reveals that the incident occurred on 30 October when the unidentified assailants reportedly kidnapped the sufferer underneath yet-to-be-ascertained circumstances.
“Upon receiving the report, the Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, Ikioye Orutugu, instantly ordered the launch of an intensive investigation and directed the tactical groups of the Command to make sure the protected rescue of the sufferer and apprehend the perpetrators,” he stated.
The police in Anambra assured the general public that efforts had been being made to make sure the swift decision of the case.
Mr Orutugu urged residents, particularly inside Nnewi and its environs, to stay calm, vigilant, and supportive of the police by offering credible data that might help within the investigation.
The police commissioner appealed to the general public to contact the closest police station, attain the Command Management Room, or contact the police spokesperson for a immediate response.
The Command reiterates its dedication to the security and safety of all residents. It acknowledged that it might proceed to work tirelessly to make sure that these chargeable for such legal acts are dropped at justice.
Abduction for ransom has grow to be one of many prevalent crimes in lots of Nigerian cities, with simply anyone vulnerable to being attacked by kidnappers.
In July, gunmen kidnapped after which killed a well-liked entrepreneur in Anambra State, Nigeria’s South-east.
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The sufferer, Ifesinachi Martins Onyekere, the managing director of Fish Magnet, a barbecue agency in Anambra, was attacked and kidnapped at his residence in Ezinifite village, Okpuno, in Awka South Native Authorities Space of the state.
In keeping with a latest report, Nigerians paid at the very least N2.57 billion to kidnappers between July 2024 and June 2025, whereas abductors demanded N48 billion in the identical interval.
(NAN)
