Gunmen kidnap Uyo-bound television crew in Anambra State

Members of an 11-man television crew heading to Uyo, through Anambra State to cover the Super Eagles’ Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Libya were kidnapped, yesterday, by gunmen, on Wednesday.
 
According to a report by advocatengr.com, the crew members from Lagos were travelling in a bus through Iseke around Ihiala area of Anambra State when they were abducted.
 
It said that nine of the journalists have been rescued, one of them identified as Kola was shot dead, while four of the victims are still being held in captivity.”

Confirming the incident, Police spokesperson in the state, Tochukwu Ikenga, said that he had no information of the rescue of any of the victims. He, however, assured that operatives of the command have been deployed to rescue them.

“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,” he added.