The Ebonyi State Police Command has said it was yet to confirm the location of the gang that kidnapped five persons in the state on Tuesday.
The Spokesperson of the Command, SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria.
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that some national media had reported that the incident occurred along Mile 2 axis, Ishiagu/Okigwe Expressway in Ivo Local Government Area of the state.
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Onovwakpoyeya told NAN on Wednesday in Abakaliki, the state capital, that the location of the incident was not yet clear.
She noted that officers and men of the Command are on top of the issue to ascertain the actual location.
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According to her: “We are aware of the incident but we are not sure of the location.
“One of the reports says they were kidnapped on the way while returning from Enugu to Ebonyi and another said they were kidnapped in the farm.
“But the Police are on it and investigation is ongoing.”