The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed the
abduction of Eze Samuel Amaechi, the monarch of Igbo-Agwurasa kingdom in Etche
Local Government Area of the state last night and has launched a manhunt for
the kidnappers, who also killed his police orderly.
Eze Samuel Amaechi, who is a Rivers State government
recognised First Class traditional ruler, is the Medical Director of Nobsams
Clinic, Port Harcourt.
He was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen at Mile 4,
Diobu area of Port Harcourt while returning home from Clinic at about 7.50pm.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the
state, Ahmad Muhammad, who confirmed the development to journalists, said
anti-kidnapping unit of the command was on the trail of the kidnappers.
Muhammad said, “The manhunt for rescuing him safely is
still on-going. Our men are on the lookout for where he is being kept and I can
assure that we anticipate a breakthrough”.
Reports say that a source close to the monarch's
family said he was close to his house when four armed men blocked his
chauffeur-driven car, shot and killed his police orderly before forcefully
dragging him out of the car. They then fired in the air to scare passersby.
In a related development, Mr. Ojims Chikere, Secretary
of APC in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of the state was rescued from
abductors who had kidnapped him very close to his residence in Rumuobiakani
area of the state.
“They had dragged me into their waiting car and were
about to zoom off when one of them decided to make a phone call to confirm from
their sponsor if I was the real target before they could waste me.
“However it was within the period of the call that
youths within the community blocked them and rescued me. But before they could
escape the police that had been tipped off arrived and arrested them,” Chikere
narrated.
He said that the preliminary investigation by the
police revealed that the foiled abduction was actually an assassination bid and
politically motivated to silence APC members who may have evidence to give at
the election petition tribunal.
He said that the preliminary investigation by the
police revealed that the foiled abduction was actually an assassination bid and
politically motivated to silence APC Members who may have evidence to give at
the election petition tribunal.
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