Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers abducted an Indonesia-based businessman at Abba, in Nwangele local government area of Imo on Monday.
The young man, identified as Onyinyechi Anochie, from Umuokpara Abba, was said to have been abducted at about 8:45 pm at
Christ the Kings Church (CKC) Junction in Ogwuaga Abba.
According to an eyewitness, the gunmen had traced the young Onyinyechi through an insider who was aware of the victim’s movement and intercepted him at the CKC culvert.
The suspected kidnappers started shooting sporadically in the air to scare away people before bundling the victim in the trunk of their car, abandoning his own car at the spot.
"I was there when it happened. It was like s scene from Rambo movie. The kidnappers just got out of their car and shot severally into the air to scare people before bundling the young man into this get-away cat.”
Spokesman of the Imo State Police Command, DSP Andrew Enwerem, who confirmed the incident said they are making efforts to rescue the victim.
“We received the report last night at about 9 pm and we are working on it.” he said.
A family source said the victim just came back from his Abuja preparatory to his traveling back to his base, Indonesia.
Meanwhile, his brand new navy blue Lexus ES 350 is still abandoned at the point of interception and abduction of the victim.
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