Though, details about the incident continues to be scanty, it was gathered that the gunmen stormed within the early hours of Sunday, August 11, and carried out the operation.
The three allegedly kidnapped individuals embrace Barr. Victor Ezeoke, Sir Arinze Egenti, and Nze Celestine Ezeike.
This was corroborated by a video at the moment trending on social media, exhibiting a somersaulted car mendacity alongside the Nkpologwu—Akpo Street, and which a voiceover within the video recognized to belong to one of many kidnap victims, Sir Egenti.
Confirming the incident, the President Common of Nkpologwu Group, Prof. Ferdinand Ezeiruaku, mentioned the incident occurred between 7:30 am and 8am on Sunday.
In response to him, the three males have been kidnapped at completely different places in the neighborhood by the closely armed males.
Whereas explaining that Sir Egenti relies in Port Harcourt, whereas Barr. Ezeoke and Ezeike are based mostly in Abuja, the PG additional defined that the trio had simply returned to attend an event that held yesterday (Saturday), which was organized by the ladies of the neighborhood as a part of their August assembly.
He mentioned they returned to assist the ladies of their August assembly and in addition contribute to the event of the neighborhood, solely to be kidnapped, only a day after the occasion.
Prof. Ezeiruaku, whereas wishing the victims security, additionally urged the general public to hope for his or her protected launch.
Efforts to get the reactions of the Anambra State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ikenga Tochukwu, on the incident proved abortive, as he had but to react to the video or reply to messages despatched to him by the reporter, as on the time of this publication.
