Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri
Unidentified gunmen on Tuesday at about 08:45 am, abducted the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, for Ahiazu Mbaise State Constituency in Imo State, Nduka Anyanwu.
The Imo State Chairman of APGA, John Iwuala, confirmed the ugly development to newsmen in Owerri.
However, Iwuala confirmed that Anyanwu was later freed by his captors after security surveillance was mounted on the abductors.
According to APGA State Chairman, “He was kidnapped at Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo state and the kidnappers drove him towards a thick forest in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area. He was kidnapped in the morning and he was later freed in the afternoon.
“They collected so many of his belongings from him before they allowed him to go. We knew about it when our people called us from Ahiazu Mbaise and we moved into action and reported the incident to the security agency. We started gathering intelligence to track them and by God’s grace he was released in the afternoon.”
Reacting, the State Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mike Abattam, said: “Please, let them make a formal report for police to commence an investigation.”
