Enugu Police Command Refutes Report Alleging kidnap of 11 Travellers Along Enugu – Abakaliki Road
Enugu State Police Command has refuted reports stating that eleven (11) persons were kidnapped at the Amechi-Idodo area of the Enugu/Abakaliki highway.
The Command said rather its operatives rescued thirteen (13) occupants of the Nissan commercial bus, while three (3) others, who scampered into the bush are still being searched for.
The Enugu State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, who disclosed this in a statement, described the report as false, mischievous, and aimed at creating panic and misleading unsuspecting members of the public.
The statement partly read:
“This stance is given the total contradiction and distortion of facts surrounding the incident of an attempted abduction along the said road, on July 16, 2024, around 6 p.m.
“Contrary to the misleading report, a Joint Security team, upon receipt of a distress call on the incident, moved to the Enugu/Ebonyi States border point along the Enugu/Abakaliki Expressway, on the said date and time. Then, they rescued thirteen (13) occupants of a Nissan commercial bus. However, three (3) others, who scampered into nearby bushes upon the attack, are yet-to-be located.”
“Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, has ordered the sustenance of ongoing operations to locate and rescue the three (3) missing victims, and also hunt down the assailants. He reassures commitment to sustain collaborative efforts with internal and neighbouring States’ security forces to ensure watertight security on major highways.
The CP further cautions reporters and publishers to always verify their facts before going to press, to avoid misleading and creating panic in the minds of unsuspecting members of the public”.
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