A traditional wedding ceremony in Anambra State turned awry when no fewer than five guests returning from the event were on Monday night abducted by gunmen.
The Police Public Relations Officer of the Police Command in Anambra, DSP Toochukwu Ikenga, while confirming the incident on Tuesday said that security personnel had launched a rescue operation to ensure that the victims were safely reunited with their families unhurt.
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It was gathered that the guests were kidnapped at about 10.00 p.m. on their way home.
In the account of one of the sources who spoke to NAN:
“The guests (names withheld) were kidnapped at gunpoint at about 10.00 p.m. on the Akpo – Nkpologwu road in Aguata Local Area of Anambra.
“About 15 of the guest were returning to the hotel from Achina, the venue of the marriage, in a convoy of three vehicles when they ran into the abductors, but only the first car was able to escape.
“The gunmen asked all the ladies to go and took five of the men away after shooting into the air,” the source explained.
The source added that the abductors were yet to make any contact with the victims’ families.
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