The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the kidnapping of two Catholic nuns by gunmen along Ufuma Road, Orumba North Local Government Area of the state.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the kidnap incident in a statement issued in Onitsha.
In the statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday, Ikenga, a Superintendent of Police, noted that the incident happened on Tuesday evening when the nuns were returning from a vocational service meeting in Ogboji.
The police spokesperson explained that a joint security operation was already ongoing for the possible rescue of the two victims.
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He added that the Command’s Commissioner, CP Nnaghe Itam, alongside the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of operations visited the scene for an on the spot assessment.
He stated that the command was already working with some clues for the possible arrest of the suspects and rescue of the victims.
Ikenga said that further details shall be communicated.
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