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  • Man regains freedom four days after abduction

    Mr. Ugochukwu Aniawonwa, a 42-year-old Nigerian based in Spain, has regained freedom four days after he was abducted in Aba.

    The Nation had earlier reported that Aniawonwa on Sunday, last week, around 9pm, was abducted by three unidentified men while he was buying Suya (roasted meat) opposite Fr. Tansi Catholic Church, World Bank Housing Estate Abayi, Aba.

    The Nation gathered that the abductors abandoned Aniawonwa in chain at about 8am Wednesday along Ekeakpara village in Osisioma Local Government Area of Abia State near Aba. He was later taken to Osisioma Police Station where the chain was unlocked.

    Information about the man’s release as at the time of filing this report was sketchy as it was not clear whether the victim’s family paid any ransom for the man’s release.

    ASP Geoffrey Ogbonna, Abia State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) when contacted, confirmed the release of the victim, adding that there was no ransom paid. According to Ogbonna, the kidnappers abandoned their victim because of the pressure police mounted on them and further disclosed that Aniwonwa had since been reunited with members of his family.

  • Robbers kill two policemen in Abia

    •Steal over N800,000

    Two police officers, Kingsley Etuk of Central Police Station and Jimmy Johnson of Eziama Police Division, Aba in Abia State have been killed by gunmen.

    The assailants stole over N800,000 belonging to an Aba pools agent, Abatex Pools Ltd.

    It was learnt that the incident occurred at the weekend near Ohiya on the Aba-Umuahia axis of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway.

    Sources could not confirm a shootout between the gunmen and the police, but a resident said he saw the victims in a pool of blood, while the driver and a passenger were unhurt.

    The source said one of the occupants in the vehicle said the robbers stole about N800, 000 and that the gunmen were workers of Abatex Pools Ltd going to Umuahia to distribute coupon materials.

    It was gathered that the robbers also stole the police officers’ rifles.

    Police spokesman Geoffrey Ogbonna confirmed the incident.

    He said two Abatex Pools Ltd workers were in detention and that a manhunt had begun for the gunmen.

    A similar attack was launched on the owner of Abatex Pools Ltd some years ago near Ohanze Secondary School in Obingwa Local Government. About N450,000 was snatched and five persons killed.