April 19, (THEWILL) – At least five guests returning from a traditional wedding ceremony in Anambra on Monday night, have been abducted by gunmen.
THEWILL gathered that the guests were kidnapped at about 10.00 p.m. on their way home.
According to sources, “The guests (names withheld) were kidnapped at gunpoint at about 10.00 p.m. on the Akpo – Nkpologwu road in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra.
“About 15 of the guest were returning to the hotel from Achina, the venue of the marriage, in a convoy of three vehicles when they ran into the abductors, but only the first car was able to escape. The gunmen asked all the ladies to go and took five of the men away after shooting into the air.”
The source added that the abductors were yet to make any contact with the victims’ families.
Spokesperson of the State Police Command, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, who confirmed the incident on Tuesday, said security personnel had launched a rescue operation to ensure that the victims were safely reunited with their families unhurt.
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