A female student, whose identity is yet to be determined, was reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen in Ogwashi-Uku, while a stray bullet killed a woman in the Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State.
According to report, the lady, reportedly a Higher National Diploma student at Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku, was abducted when hoodlums failed to capture a male target she was with along the polytechnic road late Wednesday.
A community source, who requested anonymity for safety reasons, revealed that the gunmen blocked the vehicle, fired shots indiscriminately, and then abducted the student after their intended target managed to escape.
“The man was driving along the polytechnic road when the group of about five men blocked his vehicle and started shooting. The man managed to open the door and ran into the bush”.
“But the girl at the driver’s side could not escape as the man did, and the hoodlums carried her away after raining bullets on the vehicle”.
“It was like a war zone last night in Ogwashi-Uku and people were running, scaping for safety. As this afternoon, they made a demand of N10 million ransom” the source narrated”.
Another source, who sought anonymity due to security concerns, revealed that a stray bullet killed a woman and injured another man during the shooting.
“During the shooting, a stray bullet killed a woman who owns a shop under the power line and one man was also hit by a bullet in the leg before abducting the girl,” the source added.
The Chairman of the Ogwashi-Uku vigilante group, Mr. Hery Chukwuka, confirmed the abduction and killing, stating that the Lexus 330 vehicle involved had already been parked at the Ogwashi-Uku station.
When contacted, the spokesperson for the state police command, Bright Edafe, promised to get back to the correspondent after reaching out to the Divisional Police Officer of the Ogwashi-Uku division. As of the time of filing this report, Edafe had not yet responded, according to PUNCH.
