Onitsha, Anambra state – Tales of woes have continued to persist in the South-East geo-political region due to the unending spate of kidnappings in the zone.
No week passes by without tales of people being kidnapped in different parts of the five states that make up the zone.
Stories abound of innocent travellers who were caught in the web of dare-devil kidnappers and taken into bushes where they were kept. At the same time, the abductors demanded ransom from their families.
In September 2022, Senator Ifeanyi Ubah (now late) was on his way to Nnewi and was attacked by gunmen in Enugwu-Ukwu in Anambra State – his convoy was shot at; at least five persons, including two policemen, were killed. Ubah survived as the vehicle he was riding in was bulletproof.
