Gunmen have abducted the President of Ohanaeze Youth Council, Igboayaka Igboayaka, from his Works layout residence in Owerri, the Imo State capital.
Igboayaka was kidnapped by the gunmen, numbering seven on Saturday, February 8, 2025.
As reported by The Punch, the National President of the Igbo National Council, Chilos Godsent, raised the alarm over Igboayaka’s abduction in a statement.
The police spokesperson for Imo State, DSP Henry Okoye, who also confirmed the kidnap incident said investigation has commenced to determine Igboayaka’s whereabouts
The Igbo Council leader said seven gunmen, dressed in black stormed Igboayaka’s residence and arrested him in a Neo Mafia Gestapo manner.
“On Saturday 8th February 2025 at about 7:00 pm we heard the sad news that gunmen dressed in black and numbering up to seven arrived on a Sienna and a Lexus SUV and forcefully arrested the President of the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) – Comrade Igboayaka. O. Igboayaka—in a Neo Mafia Gestapo manner at Works Layout Owerri Imo State.
“Since this sad news, attempts by teeming Members of the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), family members, friends, and associates to reach him through his mobile lines to ascertain his way about have failed because all his mobile lines were switched off immediately the ugly incident took place.”
Legit.ng also reported that armed bandits attacked and kidnapped several villagers in the Tsiga community in the Bakori local government area of Katsina State.
The terrorists abducted fa former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Maharazu Tsiga (rtd), and several others.
According to sources, two residents were wounded and one of the bandits was mistakenly shot dead by his colleagues during the attack.
Gunmen Kidnap Poly Student
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that there was tension in Ogwashi-Uku in Aniocha North local government area of Delta state during a gunmen attack.
It was gathered that the kidnapped victim was a Higher National Diploma (HND) female student at the Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku.
