Police in Anambra State have confirmed the kidnap of an unidentified SUV driver on Saturday afternoon at Ifite area of Awka, the state capital.

Waploaded had reported the abduction, but police failed to confirm the incident when our reporter contacted the Command.

On Sunday afternoon, the state police spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, in a press statement confirmed that the incident happened close to Nnamdi Azikiwe University back gate.

Ikenga said: “The Commissioner of Police Anambra State, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, states that efforts are ongoing to arrest the assailants and rescue the victims of the abduction.

Ikenga said: “The Commissioner of Police Anambra State, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam, states that efforts are ongoing to arrest the assailants and rescue the victims of the abduction.

“The incident happened by 2pm on 13/7/2024 and was captured in a video along Ifite – Amansea road, Awka. Police responding team recovered the abandoned victim’s vehicle, and joint security measures/personnel positioning are already in place to forestall such/related incident in the state.

“Police responding team recovered the victims’ vehicles and has emplaced Joint Security Measures/Operational positioning to forestall such or related incident in the state.”