Nduka Eya, a former secretary general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has been kidnapped from his residence at Independent Layout in Enugu.
New Express reports that Chief Eya was taken away on Thursday, August 3, 2017 at about 9.35 pm by some armed men. Details of his abduction were however not known at the time of filing this report.
Ebere Amaraizu, the Enugu State Police spokesperson, confirmed the incident saying, “we are on the issue and have reactivated measures aimed at addressing the challenge to ensure they are not harmed as well as arresting the culprits”.
The culprits have allegedly made contact to admit being in custody of the octogenarian and demanding N15 million as ransom before he will be released.
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Friday, raised alarm over the abduction of Eya and called on security agencies in the state to ensure his freedom.
President general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo, who described the incident as “ugly and very dangerous trend”, lamented that it will likely compound his fragile health and asked those holding him to free him.
“What will anybody be doing with an old man who has no money? He is in retirement and not a politician or businessman and no matter what anybody holds against him, it should not through this means,” he stated.
Eya was the commissioner for education in the old Anambra State and a one-time commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) who served in Ekiti State.
