Kidnappers abduct medical doctor in Anambra

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Some kidnappers have abducted a consultant neurosurgeon, identified simply as Dr Mbanugo T., in Uruagu Nnewi in Nnewi North Local Government, Anambra State.

The doctor was said to have been kidnapped along the New Nnewi-Oba road in the late hours of Thursday.

A top official of the Nigeria Medical Association in Anambra State, who craved anonymity, disclosed the kidnapping of their colleague to journalists on Friday, adding that relevant government agencies had been put on notice.

He said, “He was kidnapped by armed assailants along the New Nnewi-Oba Road in the evening of Thursday.

“We have been assured that the kidnappers are being tracked. Please let us remember Dr Mbanugo in our prayers and remain security conscious. The evil days are not yet over.”

When contacted on Friday, the spokesman for the Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident.

Ikenga said that the police received the report of the abduction of the medical doctor. Punch