The Police Command in Enugu State has launched a manhunt for armed assailants operating within the Ugwogo-Nike/Ikem axis of Enugu-Opi-Nsukka Road within the state.
The police made this known in a statement issued by the command’s spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, in Enugu on Saturday.
“Manhunt operation is underway to apprehend the armed assailants that shot and murdered one male victim and the driver of a Passat car, identified as Cyril Mbah.
READ ALSO: Troops rescue former provost, son from bandits
“This incident happened on August 11 at about 7:45 p.m., along Ugwogo-Nike/Ikem axis of Enugu-Opi-Nsukka Road,” he said.
Ndukwe, however, said that the command was not in receipt of any report of abduction or kidnapping of person (s) on the same road and time as being reported by some online media.
It would be recalled that some online media, on Saturday, reported the return of kidnappers in that axis of the road.
Source: NAN
