Gunmen have abducted a middle-aged businessman in the Alor community in Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
It was gathered that the incident happened when the victim was driving home from a function on Sunday evening, November 3, 2024.
Sources in the area said the gunmen whisked their victim away after double-crossing his vehicle opposite Ezeani Primary School in the Alor community.
“The incident occurred at about 6:47 pm yesterday(Sunday). The man was driving in his car, a Toyota Corolla with the plate number: EKY-102GK, before the hoodlums double-crossed him opposite Ezeani Primary School," told Punch.
"The suspected kidnappers shattered the windscreens of his car, smashed his head with the boot of their gun bundled him into the booth of their car, and whisked him away.
“Although we could not recognize his face as blood had covered it when the assailants forced him out of his vehicle, we suspect he is a businessman and a member of this community.
“The victim’s car was abandoned with blood stains all over it. It was like a commando film as residents around the vicinity ran into hiding and were watching what was happening from their hiding places."
A video currently trending on social media shows a vehicle abandoned on the roadside, which was said to belong to the victim and which he was cruising before his abductors stormed.
The spokesman for the Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the incident on Monday said an investigation is ongoing.
“The Command has started an investigation of a reported abandoned, but recovered vehicle in Alor Community, Idemili South LG,” the PPRO said.
“Preliminary information revealed that the victim was abducted by yet unidentified persons. “Meanwhile, the operatives are working with the persons in the area for possible rescue of the victim and arrest of the suspects."
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