Suspected gunmen have kidnapped Ambrose Ogbu, the traditional ruler of Isu Community in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi.<\/p>\n
Spokesman of the police command in Ebonyi, SP Chris Anyanwu, confirmed the development on Thursday in Abakaliki.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, we are aware of the abduction of the traditional ruler. It happened in Isu, Onicha. The fact now is that we have yet to get the full details,\u201d the police added.<\/p>\n
A family source, who preferred anonymity, said that Ogbu, who is Ezentum II of the community, was kidnapped, alongside his gateman, between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe was kidnapped in his palace. The kidnappers came with motorcycles in their numbers and ordered the gateman to call the chief out.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs chief was coming out, the kidnappers collected his Hundai SUV car key and immediately forced him into the car and drove away.<\/p>\n
\u201cRight now, no contact has been established with the family. We pray he returns back alive,\u201d the source said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Suspected gunmen have kidnapped Ambrose Ogbu, the traditional ruler of Isu Community in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi. Spokesman of the police command in Ebonyi, SP Chris Anyanwu, confirmed the development on Thursday in Abakaliki. \u201cYes, we are aware of the abduction of the traditional ruler. It happened in Isu, Onicha. The fact now […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":198477,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_override_bookmark_settings":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[40585,715,27,2199],"class_list":["post-198465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local","tag-ambrose-ogbu","tag-ebonyi","tag-police","tag-traditional-ruler"],"yoast_head":"\n