Igwe Orji was reportedly kidnapped with his wife around Ogbaku before Agbogwugwu junction along Enugu-Port-Harcourt expressway while they were returning from a Thanksgiving Mass organised by the Bishop of Awgu Catholic Diocese, Most Rev. Ifeanyi Okoye for his aged mother, Ezinne Ekedimma Okoye, held at St. John’s Pro-Cathedral Church, Owelli Awgu on Sunday around 5:00 p.m.
One of the sources said the kidnappers had already contacted the Igwe’s family demanding N50 million ransom for their release. The kidnapping of Igwe was coming barely three days after a Catholic priest, Reverend Father Paul Offu was murdered by yet-to-be-identified gunmen along Ihe-Agbudu road. Confirming the incident, the state Public Public Relations Officer, Ebere Amaraizu, described the kidnapping of the monarch and wife as unfortunate.
Amaraizu, a Superintendent of Police, told our correspondent that the police has swung into action to rescue the traditional ruler immediately the command got information about his kidnap.“I can assure you that our men are on top of the situation and Igwe and his wife would soon be rescued unhurt.”
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