{"id":374335,"date":"2025-06-29T05:36:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T05:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/2025\/06\/29\/police-launch-manhunt-as-gunmen-abduct-driver-in-anambra\/"},"modified":"2025-06-29T05:36:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T05:36:40","slug":"police-launch-manhunt-as-gunmen-abduct-driver-in-anambra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/2025\/06\/29\/police-launch-manhunt-as-gunmen-abduct-driver-in-anambra\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Launch Manhunt As Gunmen Abduct Driver In Anambra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Some gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a yet to be identified man, who was said to be returning from taking his kids to school.<\/p>\n<p>The incident which happened on Friday around Okpuno area of Anambra State, caused panic as the men shot indiscriminately into the air before fleeing the scene with their victim.<\/p>\n<p>It was gathered that passersby ran for safety to avoid being caught up in the shooting.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Speaking over the the incident on Saturday, Spokesman for Anambra State Police Command, Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement, disclosed that security operatives have been mobilized to apprehend the armed hoodlums involved and also rescue the victim.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Anambra Court Jails School Teacher For Defiling Under Age Male Student<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cThe abduction of an unsuspecting member of the public in the early hours of today, 27th June 2025 at Awka as captured in a trending video is unfortunate .<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe three armed men operating in a stainless colored Highlander without a plate number shot indiscriminately and abducted the victim.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe command has assured that its operatives shall leave no stone unturned in making sure that the victim is rescued alive.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-infor-trackid=\"966303\" data-infor-trackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-1601891921\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/300x250@2x.png\" alt=\"\"   width=\"600\" height=\"500\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some gunmen, suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a yet to be identified man, who was said to be returning from taking his kids to school. 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