Police Identified 2 Chinese Men Abducted In Ebonyi State [Photos]
Suspected gunmen have kidnapped Chinese nationals, Sun Zhixin and Wang Quing Hu in Ebonyi State.
The two Chinese, staff of Tongyi Construction Company were working on a road project in Ohaozara local government area of Ebonyi State when they were forcefully whisked away by masked armed gunmen.
It was learnt that the Chinese nationals were in a ditch at a place called Ivo River when the gunmen invaded the place with arms, forced the workers out of the pit and took the two Chinese to an unknown destination.
Police spokesman in the state, Odah Loveth confirming the kidnap of the two Chinese to newsmen in the state, said its men have been dispatched for possible rescue of the kidnapped victims unhurt.
She expressed shock that the company moved to such lonely site without applying for security from the police.
Odah said: “The State Commissioner of Police, Awoshola Awotinde on receiving information of the kidnap personally led a tactical team to the construction site, owned by Tongyi group of companies located at Ivo river at the boundary between Ebonyi and Enugu state, where Sun Zhixin and Wang Quing Hu both male, Chinese nationals were forcefully taken away.
“The area was combed to track down the bandits but no result, a track down rescue team has been dispatched to move on in other to rescue the Chinese nationals unhurt.”
The spokesman appealed for adequate information from the general public that will help the police in their investigation.
The company is said to be constructing the road which links the Ohaozara community called Ogwu with Ivo local government and Okpanku community in Enugu.
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