Two injured in kidnappers/police gun battle

Two people were injured yesterday in Awka, the Anambra State capital, during a gun battle between the police and suspected kidnappers.

Eight people were arrested. One of the suspects, popularly called “Ocha” from Ebonyi State, confessed to have been involved in kidnapping around Awka environs.

The hoodlums engaged the police on the Onitsha-Enugu Expressway after trying to kidnap a governorship candidate during the party’s primaries.

They were said to have lodged in a hotel in Agu-Awka before storming out to abduct their victim.
Police spokesman Emeka Chukwuemeka said: “We are working to ensure that Anambra is safe, especially during this political period.

“Our Commissioner, Ballah Nasarawa, is out to make sure that life and property are always protected.
“We have continued to warn these hoodlums that the state is no longer safe for them.”

The Nation