Panic as kidnappers take over Nike-Opi-Nsukka highway

Suspected kidnappers have taken over the ever busy Ugwuogo Nike-Opi-Nsukka in Enugu East, and Igbo-Etiti Local Government Areas of Enugu State.

Vanguard reports that the suspected kidnappers allegedly blocked the highway for over two hours during their operation at the Ekwegbe axis of the road, the same spot where the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN, students and another unspecified number of road users were equally allegedly abducted on Sunday.

At the time of filing this report, the number of victims has not been ascertained as the spokesperson for the Enugu State Police Command, Daniel Ndukwe, has not responded to enquiries made through his phone line with regards to this incident.

However, an eyewitness, Ezeugwu Ndubuisi, in a telephone interview said “I was on my way to Nsukka this early morning hoping to meet up with an appointment before 9 O’clock. On reaching the scene, we were flagged down and stopped from running into the attack.”

“This happened exactly after Ugwuogo Nike, around Nike Uno, close to where they have a new police barrack.”

“We spent almost half an hour, and were able to get the Commissioner of Police on the phone before we began to notice the free movement of vehicles.”