January 02, (THEWILL) –Â Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Saturday abducted the wife and a child of Mr Eugene Edeoga, younger brother of the Enugu State Commissioner for Environment, Hon Chijioke Edeoga.
They were said to have been kidnapped inside their house at the old Eke Market in Eha-Amufu, Isi-Uzo Local Government Area of the state.
A community leader, Chief Godswill Ndukwe, who confirmed the development on Sunday, said security operatives had launched a manhunt for the abductors to rescue the victims.
Ndukwe, who noted that fear has gripped the entire community, said, “This was the second scenario where kidnappers would be entering their victims’ house to abduct them.
“The first was the kidnapping of the eight-year-old daughter of the chairman of Agu-Amede community, Mr Sunday, a.k.a Sharia, in November last year.
“Unfortunately, since this festive period, no fewer than 10 persons had been abducted before this incident. They (kidnappers) started with the kidnap of a Catholic priest in Ebo Community.
“A few days later, three people in tricycles were abducted and last week, five others were abducted along Eha-Amufu -Ikem Road”, he said.
Eha-Amufu had recently witnessed an upsurge in kidnapping incidents. Last week five persons were also abducted at a notorious pipeline near the Federal College of Education along Eha-Amufu – Agu-Amede–Ikem–Ubolo-Afor Road.
The State Police Command has not issued any statement on the development. Spokesperson of the Command, Daniel Ndukwe, when contacted, did not answer the calls put through to his phone.
