Police take decisive action as Sports Journalists travelling to cover Super Eagles match are kidnapped – Crime Channels
Police take decisive action as Sports Journalists travelling to cover Super Eagles match are kidnapped
Sports journalists traveling to Uyo to cover a football event in Akwa Ibom State were kidnapped by gunmen in Anambra State.
According to a source who spoke to Tribune Online, the group of about eleven journalists were traveling in a bus through the Iseke area near Ihiala when the abduction occurred on Wednesday.
On Thursday morning, reports indicated that nine of the journalists had been rescued, while one, identified as Kola, was confirmed dead. Four individuals remain in captivity.
The Anambra state police command has confirmed the incident.
SP Tochukwu Ikenga, spokesperson for the state police command, stated that officers have been deployed to carry out a rescue operation.
“We intercepted the information as was being shared on various social media platforms yesterday, and we went to work immediately.
“As I speak to you, a joint operation is ongoing. We are however not sure if they are in captivity or were able to escape.”
