- Victim identified as Mrs. Nkechinyere Onachukwu abducted from her farm in Amaonye Community.
- Successfully rescued after a manhunt by security agencies
A woman kidnapped by suspected herdsmen in Ishiagu , Ivo local government area of Ebonyi state last week, has been rescued..
The victim, identified as Mrs. Nkechinyere Onachukwu, was abducted from her farm in Amaonye Community in Ishiagu on the preceding Tuesday. Fortunately, on Monday, July 24, she was finally released as a result of a concerted effort by security agencies and the Council security, led by Chairman Emmanuel Ajah.
Confirming her safe release on Tuesday, July 25, Chairman Ajah disclosed that in order to track down the kidnappers, the Council had to enlist the assistance of security trackers from outside the state. He further emphasized that security agencies are still in hot pursuit of the culprits to bring them to justice.
In light of the situation, Ajah also asserted that the limited cases of kidnapping within the local government area are attributed to herdsmen who cross the border from Abia State, seize women working on their farms, and quickly escape back across the border.
Mrs. Onachukwu shared her harrowing ordeal, recounting that she endured days of trekking through a thick forest before reaching the kidnappers’ den.
She said,”“I was on my farm harvesting cassava when I heard a whisper, I turned and saw many men from all directions coming at me, I tried to run but they caught up with me and took me hostage.
“As I started to shout for help they started flogging me with their machetes and asking me to keep quiet. They dragged me into the bush. From there we trekked through bushes through the night until we got to a place where they brought out a mat for us to lie down and sleep. The next day we continued till we got to their camp where they had make shift huts. There they called their boss who understood pidgin English. The rest were speaking their language.
“Their boss came and I started begging him to let me go but he said no that they will deal with me, that Ishiagu people are wicked. He brought a phone and asked me to call anybody I know, so I called my husband and told him what happened. And from there they started negotiations.”