Anambra CP contacts Kogi counterpart over kidnapped commissioner, wife
2 years ago 2 min read
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The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, CP Nnaghe Itam has reached out to his Kogi State counterpart to rally support for the release of the abducted Commissioner for Youths Development, Patrick Aghamba.
Aghamba was reportedly kidnapped around Kogi State while on a road journey to Abuja to attend the wedding of Adaora, the daughter of Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo.
He was said to have been kidnapped alongside his wife, while an aide who was travelling with him was killed by the abductors.
When DAILY POST reached out to the Anambra State Police Command for confirmation, the spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga said he got the news like everyone else.
He said: “We got the news like everyone else this morning, but the Commissioner of Police in Anambra, CP Enaghe Obono Itam has reached out to the CP in that state (Kogi) rallying him to action to see how they can be freed.
“The commissioner has also posted the news in some of their strategy forum, to see what can be done. He has pledged to give all support, including any information that may be needed for the rescue.”
As at the time of filing this report, the kidnappers were yet to contact the abducted commissioner’s family.
However, there is confusion as to where the event happened. Whilst some sources said the incident happened in Kogi State, some close relatives of the commissioner have been quoted as saying that it happened at Ubiaja, Edo State.
