Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have k!lled a man and k!dnapped his wife along Golden Estate, Abba Father Avenue in Umuguma, in the Owerri West local government area of the state over the weekend.
A source who pleaded anonymity told Leadership that the couple were in company of two property agents to inspect a property when the incident occurred.
“The man was driving with his wife and two agents in his Highlander jeep when masked men carrying guns attacked them. He escaped while they held his wife. But he later returned to check the whereabouts of his wife.
It was while he was trying to find his wife that they tried to kidnap him a second time but he resisted them and they killed him immediately and abducted his wife and fled.
The gunmen moved into the forest with the man’s wife and abandoned his vehicle at the scene of the crime. The two agents escaped and I learnt one of them sustained injuries. Policemen later arrived the scene and evacuated the corpse” he said
Confirming the incident, the spokesperson of the command, DSP Henry Okoye, said the Police are currently hunting for the assailants to secure the release of the kidnapped woman.
‘’Yes, I’m aware of the unfortunate incident. And we are working hard to secure the release of the kidnapped woman. As I speak to you now, the DPO of the Police Division with his men and Vigilante operatives of the area are combing the forests to rescue the woman.
The DPO of Owerri West division alongside other policemen and local Vigilante members are currently in the forests. They have commenced combing of the forest in line with the directive of the Commissioner of Police for possible rescue of the woman.”
