Monday, April 22, 2024 - Armed men have abducted John Udochukwu
Elekwachi, a final-year student of Combined Social Sciences at the University
of Nigeria, Nsukka.
It was gathered that Elekwachi, a
campus blogger, was picked up by some yet-to-be-identified armed men last
Monday at his lodge in the middle of the night a few days after he completed
his final year examination.
Elekwachi’s elder sister, said she got a
distress call that her brother was taken away by some men.
“I was in Port Harcourt on Tuesday
when they called me. The landlady said some unknown men came to my brother’s
lodge with four Hilux and one Jeep by 3 a.m. and took him away on Monday. Since
then, we have not heard from him, and those people have not called since then,”
she explained.
“I have gone to report in various places. We went to the
Enugu State Criminal Investigation Department, the Department of Security
Services, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to make complaints,
but they said he was not there. I have not been myself since then.”
The Executive
Council of the combined Social Sciences Students Association (Comssa), UNN
chapter, confirmed the incident on Sunday in a statement co-signed by the
President, Okonkwo Richard, and the General Secretary, Obolo Mmesoma.
been reported missing. He was last
seen on April 15, 2024, at his lodge in the Green House,” the statement
read.
"An eyewitness gave an alleged account
of John being taken away by armed men who arrived with four Hilux trucks, but
the name of the agency was not disclosed.
"We are working closely with the authorities and John’s family to ensure his safe return. If anyone has any information regarding his whereabouts, please, contact UNN security or any federal agency immediately
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