Motorists plying Enugu–Opi–Nsukka road are currently forced to park for over two hours following the blockade of the road by alleged kidnappers. The spot of the incident is around a police checkpoint by Ekwuegbe in Igbo–Etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State. Meanwhile, our correspondent confirmed it saw armed operatives of the Nigerian Army moving on motorcycles towards the scene of the attack.
According to a passenger, there is no vehicle moving to and fro since morning noting that, there have been movements of police and soldiers towards the scene, but stated that, it does not know the extent they have gone. Recall that some persons, among returning students of the University of Nigeria, Naukka, were on Sunday kidnapped along the same road. The state police command, in a release by its public relations officer, Daniel Ndukwe on Wednesday had said the kidnappers were being trailed as the Commissioner Ahmed Ammani ordered the maximum deployment of operational and intelligence resources of the Command to ensure adequate security on the said road.
Chidozie Chima | September 20, 2024
