Three kinsmen have reportedly been kidnapped during a family meeting at Isingwu Imeama Mgbowo in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State.
The victims were identified as an Enugu-based estate developer, Chief Frank Aziude; his elder brother, Alphonsus Aziude; and their in-law, Mr Eric Onyia.
Community sources told our correspondent on Monday that the incident happened on Sunday evening when gunmen invaded the family meeting, shot sporadically before whisking the victims away.
According to the sources, the meeting was conveyed to resolve marriage dispute between Aziude’s daughter and her spouse before the abductors struck.
One of the sources, however, told our correspondent that the kidnappers were yet to contact the family to demand any ransom.
Efforts to get reaction of the State Police Command were unsuccessful as the command’s spokesman, Daniel Ndukwe, did not take his calls or respond to a text message sent to him as of the time of filing this report.
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