The Enugu-Opi-Nsukka road is currently blocked by claimed kidnappers, forcing drivers to park for more than two hours.
The incident took place near a police checkpoint by Ekwuegbe in Enugu State’s Igbo-Etiti Local Government Area.
Newsmen observed armed Nigerian Army personnel riding motorcycles in the direction of the attack.
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“We have been here since 7:15am. This road has become something else. They operate from Ekwuege forest,” a driver said.
According to a passenger, “There is no vehicle moving to and fro since morning. There have been movements of police and soldiers towards the scene, but we don’t know the extent they have gone.”
According to Anaedoonline.ng, three returning students at the University of Nigeria, Naukka, were kidnapped on Sunday along the same road.
The state police command stated that the kidnappers were being pursued in a statement issued by its public relations officer on Wednesday.
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