Some yet to be identified gunmen on Sunday abducted a truck driver, Chijioke Obinabo at Etiti Village, Enugwu-Agidi, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State.
It was reported that the masked gunmen numbering about five broke into the victim’s family house in the midnight and whisked him away.
It was learnt that some of the gunmen had guns while some were with machetes, which made his centenarian father and younger sister helpless, until they ran away with him.
Speaking with Punch Metro on Wednesday, the Village Head, Ozo Mmiliana, said the victim’s father broke the news to him, after the event had happened and efforts had been made to look for him.
He said the incident had left his family and the residents in panic, as they were worried about his safety and wondered why he was the only one who was abducted in the house that fateful day.
“It happened on December 24. Around 1:10am on Sunday, the father came into my compound to inform me that they had abducted his son.
“The man is about 105 years; he said they did not know those people because they covered their faces. He asked them where they were taking his son to, but they ordered him to go back, and they took the boy away.
“Even the younger sister, who was present at the scene, could not stop them because they covered their faces and were armed. So, we have been looking for him since then. We forwarded his details to all the police stations in this locality and there has not been positive feedback since we made a report,” he said.
