Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped Mr. Uchenna Austine, a businessman based in Umuahia, along the old Umuahia-Ubakala road.
The News-Gazette Online gathered that the incident occurred late Thursday evening while he was driving home after work.
According to sources, the assailants double-crossed him, pointed a gun at him, and forced him and his vehicle away to an unknown location. His vehicle was later found abandoned along the Umuahia-Aba expressway.
As of the time of this report, his abductors have yet to establish contact.
In recent months, there have been increasing reports of kidnapping, car snatching, and other violent crimes in Umuahia and Aba. while the state government appears clueless on how to safeguard the lives and properties of the citizens, the residents have been left at the mercy of criminals
