By Valentine Amanze, Online Editor
Gunmen has kidnapped a female Professor of the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Igbariam, Anambra East local government area of Anambra State.
The residents of the area, who raised the alarm over the kidnap, said that it happened on Wednesday October 28, 2020 along Enugwu-Agidi -Nawgu road close to 7pm.
The kidnap of the lecturer came on the heels of the recent #EndSARS protest in the state where 11 Police stations were burnt and six others destroyed by hoodlums.
But a source said that the kidnappers were three in number and were armed with three AK -47 riffles.
It was also gathered that the victim hailed from Enugwu Ukwu community in Njikoka Local Government Area of the state.
It was the second time such incident would happen at the same spot involving a lecturer of Ojukwu University in recent times.
The President General of Enugwu-Agidi Brotherly Union (EBU), Ndubuisi Obijiofor, related the incident to the deplorable condition of the road.
He said those who made constant use of the road were more vulnerable to such attack from hoodlums and warned people to avoid that area late hours.
But, the State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mohammed Haruna, said that the alleged incident had not been officially reported to the command. However, he said the Commissioner of Police John B. Abang, had already ordered for discreet investigation to ascertain the veracity of the allegation, reveal the victim and fish out the perpetrators and them to justice.
