Gunmen Kidnapped Medical Director of Abia State Polytechnic

The Medical Director of Abia State Polytechnic, Aba, Dr Eze Nwokocha, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen.

Nwokocha was allegedly whisked away by unknown gunmen at about 7pm on Sunday evening around Allwell Crescent near the Aba Fire Service station.

Punch quoted a source as saying that the medical doctor was returning to his house after attending a meeting in his hometown in the city when gunmen accosted him and whisked him away in another vehicle.

It was gathered that the suspects demanded N50m ransom, but the men of the Abia State Police Command and other security agencies in the state have intensified efforts to rescue him.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, Ogbonnaya Nta, said the incident had yet to be reported to the police.