Group demands release of abducted Anambra vigilante commander
Umeakuesie was reportedly abducted on Thursday, July 13 by some yet-to-be-identified assailants at Arondizuogu, Imo State.
The commander was said to have gone to recover a vehicle with its owner when they were ambushed, abducted, and taken to Okigwe in Imo State by the assailants, led by one “Clinton” who is said to be the gang leader. While addressing journalists in Onitsha, Anambra State on Friday, the Protem Chairman of the group, Major Kingsley Obi , said the owner of the vehicle had since been released.
Obi explained that all efforts to secure the release of the AVG commander proved abortive after the payment of N200,000 ransom as demanded by the kidnappers, hence the call for him to be released.
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