- They were kidnapped at Mile 2 Ishiagu, along the busy Okigwe-Ishiagu Expressway in Ivo Local Government Area of the State
- The family members were said to be returning home Tuesday evening when they were kidnapped
Gunmen terrorising South Eastern part of the country have kidnapped one Ajah Chibuzo alongside his wife and their 12-year-old daughter in Ebonyi state.
They were kidnapped at Mile 2 Ishiagu, along the busy Okigwe-Ishiagu Expressway in Ivo Local Government Area of the State.
The family members were said to be returning home Tuesday evening in a Siena bus with the number plate KWL 941 PD when they were waylaid and kidnapped alongside the driver.
It was gathered that the vehicle was recovered from the scene and taken to Ishiagu Police Station.
The Special Assistant to the Ebonyi State Governor on Internal Security for Ivo LGA, Hon. Ike Cletus, confirmed the abduction.
Cletus said the spate of kidnapping in the area was worrisome, citing inactivity of the local vigilante group for the growing menace.
Ishiagu in Ebonyi axis, Uturu and Isuikwuato in Abia, bordering Nkpu in Enugu State have become hotbeds of kidnappers.
Speaking to journalists in Abakiliki, Ivo council chairman, Hon. Emmanuel Ajah, said that security personnel comprising the anti-kidnapping team, the Special Weapons and Tactics team (SWAT), military men and the local vigilante group had been mobilized to go after the kidnappers.
“Security teams are currently combing the bushes to ensure the rescue of the victims and the arrest of the suspected kidnapper,” he added.