January 06, (THEWILL) – Gunmen suspected to be Kidnappers have abducted the immediate past chairman of the Imo State Council of Traditional Rulers, Eze Samuel Ohiri.
The Monarch was abducted on Saturday, along with his cousin, Solomon Ohiri, at the entrance of his country home in Orodo in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State.
According to the source, the victims were returning from shopping in Owerri and were just about to enter their gate when some heavily armed men in a Highlander vehicle blocked them and ordered them to come out from their vehicle.
“Yes, I can tell you that the report you heard is true. Eze Ohiri was in the company of his cousin Solomon, who had just come back from America when the Gunmen attacked them.
“They came in a Highlander vehicle, the Eze and his cousin, were just returning from shopping in Owerri, when the hoodlums waylaid them at the entrance of the palace.
“They pointed their gun at them and ordered both of them to come down and eventually abducted both of them to an unknown destination”, the source told newsmen.
The Imo State Police Command has not issued any statement on the incident. When contacted on the phone, the Spokesperson of the State Police Command, Henry Okoye, was not available for comment.
