TRADERS in the building materials market, Naze, Owerri North local
council of Imo State, are now living in fear, following the abduction of one of
them, Mazi Bertram Nwosu, by unknown
gunmensuspected to be kidnappers.
Mazi Nwosu, who Vanguard gathered, was abducted on Thursday, from one of the communities in Ideato, was trailed to his warehouse by the gunmen.
One of the traders told Vanguard that “the gunmen, numbering about four stormed Nwosu’s warehouse located along the Naze/Egbu Road, in a red Toyota Camry saloon car.”
It was gathered that the kidnappers pretended to be customers and waited for the right time to strike. “They shot severally into the air and people, who were around the vicinity, quickly scampered for safety. They struck when it was safest for them to do so”, the trader said.
A plumbing materials dealer, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, said: “We are now living in fear. It appears that the gunmen have remembered us.”
When contacted, the State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Sam Oodee, denied knowledge of the crime but quickly added that “most times family members of kidnap victims fail, for personal reasons, to report such sordid incidents to the police”.
He assured that “the Command has fine tuned its operational plans to tackle crimes and urged the criminals to relocate or turn a new leaf in their own interest.” VANGUARD
Mazi Nwosu, who Vanguard gathered, was abducted on Thursday, from one of the communities in Ideato, was trailed to his warehouse by the gunmen.
One of the traders told Vanguard that “the gunmen, numbering about four stormed Nwosu’s warehouse located along the Naze/Egbu Road, in a red Toyota Camry saloon car.”
It was gathered that the kidnappers pretended to be customers and waited for the right time to strike. “They shot severally into the air and people, who were around the vicinity, quickly scampered for safety. They struck when it was safest for them to do so”, the trader said.
A plumbing materials dealer, who also spoke on condition of anonymity, said: “We are now living in fear. It appears that the gunmen have remembered us.”
When contacted, the State Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Sam Oodee, denied knowledge of the crime but quickly added that “most times family members of kidnap victims fail, for personal reasons, to report such sordid incidents to the police”.
He assured that “the Command has fine tuned its operational plans to tackle crimes and urged the criminals to relocate or turn a new leaf in their own interest.” VANGUARD
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