* Operational pressure leads to escape of ‘kidnapped’ university lecturer
* Command debunks alleged kidnap of FRSC officer, safety concerns on Enugu/Opi/Nsukka road
Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command attached to Unity Division yesterday (Monday October 28) foiled a suspected kidnap attempt at about 7:10 p.m., at the Neke-Uno axis of the Enugu/Opi/Nsukka Road, Enugu State.
It was gathered that the suspects, after an intense gun duel with the police, fled with gunshot wounds, abandoning one AK-47 rifle, two magazines containing a total of twenty-two (22) rounds, and a chain of 39 live ammunition.
Further operations to hunt down the fleeing suspects the same night, led to a lecturer at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, reportedly kidnapped on October 26, 2024, escaping from his abductors’ custody.
Meanwhile, the Command has refuted viral reports alleging the kidnap of a Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) officer travelling from Benue State along the same Enugu-Opi-Nsukka road, clarifying that no such incident has been recorded anywhere in Enugu State, adding that claims that the is unsafe for travellers are unfounded and the product of scaremongering, which should be disregarded.
However, the Commissioner of Police, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, has ordered the deployment of additional personnel and resources to bolster both overt and covert police operations along the Enugu/Opi/Nsukka Road, reassuring the public of security and safety on the road and across the State.
