The Anambra State Commissioner for Youths Development, Mr. Patrick Aghamba and his wife, have been abducted at unknown location in Edo State.
The kidnappers, who attacked the commissioner’s vehicle while travelling to Abuja on road, shot dead the commissioner’s aide in the process.
It was learnt that the victims were ambushed around a community in Edo on Friday leaving the aide simply identified as ABK Offiah dead.
It was gathered that the commissioner, wife and aides were travelling to Abuja to attend the wedding ceremony of Governor Charles Soludo’s daughter, Adaora, holding on Saturday.
Confirming the incident on the telephone, a top government source said the incident happened at a yet-to-be-confirmed location in Edo State.
The source said, “Yes, we are aware the incident happened. The state government will react to the development soon. Sources said the commissioner was on his way to Abuja to attend a function.
“No information yet concerning the situation, as no one has reached out to any of the family members or the state government yet, until he is released we will know exactly what happened.”
On why the commissioner did not go by flight, the source could not give further details.
Meanwhile, the state police spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the command heard about the information and escalated the incident to other state commands for possible action as the incident did not happen in Anambra.
