Crime
Monarch kidnapped in Enugu
TRACKING >>A monarch, Igwe Sunday Orji, has been kidnapped near Ogbaku-Umuogbe end of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway in Enugu State.
Police spokesman Ebere Amaraizu, confirming the incident, said operatives have swung into action to rescue the traditional ruler.
Family sources told The Nation on Monday that the abductors have established contact with them, demanding N50million ransom.
The police, however, could not confirm the ransom angle.
Awgu axis of the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway has become a hotbed of terrorism.
Residents have accused herdsmen of being responsible for the kidnap, but the police have warned against such hasty conclusion.
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