Gunmen have abducted an employee of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and demanded a N40 million ransom after carrying out separate attacks along the Ebenebe axis of Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The incident was reported by security analyst, Zagazola Makama.
According to the report, Christy Nkiru Okeke, an INEC employee, was abducted at about 7:00pm on July 24.
Her husband later reported the incident to the B Division Police Headquarters in Awka after the kidnappers contacted the family and demanded N40 million for her release.
Makama also reported that about an hour earlier, a businessman, Emmanuel Nwobodo escaped a similar attack near Ebenebe Community Secondary School after four armed men, dressed in dark clothing, allegedly opened fire on his Mercedes-Benz while he was returning home from Oba.
The report said Nwobodo managed to drive away from the scene before discovering he had sustained a gunshot
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