Unknown gunmen on Sunday stormed the family home of a truck driver, Chijioke Obinabo, and forcefully abducted him.
The armed assailants, reportedly numbering more than five, invaded the victim’s residence at Etiti Village, Enugwu-Agidi, Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, during the midnight hours, armed with firearms and machetes.
Eyewitnesses say the gunmen, with their faces concealed, overpowered the centenarian father and younger sister of Obinabo, rendering them powerless as they forcibly took the victim away from the premises.
Ozo Mmiliana, the Village Head, said the victim’s father broke the news to him after the event had happened and efforts had been made to look for him.
“It happened on December 24. Around 1:10 am on Sunday, the father came into my compound to inform me that they had abducted his son.
“The man is about 105 years old; he said they did not know those people because they covered their faces. He asked them where they were taking his son, but they ordered him to go back, and they took the boy away.
“Even the younger sister, who was present at the scene, could not stop them because they covered their faces and were armed. So, we have been looking for him since then.
“We forwarded his details to all the police stations in this locality, and there has not been positive feedback since we made a report,” he told Punch newspaper.
The abduction has left the community distraught, with grave concerns for the safety and welfare of Chijioke Obinabo as the search continues for his safe return.
