Friday night saw panic in Imo State as Valentine Enwerem, an auto mechanic, was shot to death by criminals.

He was found dead at the U-turn, which is located near Nkwo Orji's market junction on Owerri–Okigwe Road.

The gunmen shot him and then kidnapped three of his passengers in the vehicle.

Panic erupted in the area because they were continuing to shoot while leaving the scene.

Our correspondent was told by the deceased's friends at OrjiMechanic village that the killers drove towards Okigwe after killing him, and then abducted the occupants.

One of his colleagues said, "They said they didn't come for him and asked him to cooperate with them. They later shot him dead and zoomed off towards the Okigwe end of the road after kidnapping the people in the vehicle.

“He was from Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo state and his wife sells things besides his workshop. This is very unfortunate. We are pained and highly embittered by this loss.”

Also, two chieftains of the All Progressives Congress were similarly kidnapped at two locations in the Isiala Mbano LGA of the state on Friday.

While Chief Godson Obijiaku was kidnapped at his community in Amauzairi, another politician cum businessman from Ikeduru LGA popularly known as Ability was abducted at a pharmaceutical shop at Amaraku.

The development caused panic in the areas as people ran inside their homes while shops hurriedly closed for the day.

A source said, “Chief Obijiaku, an aspirant in the upcoming LGA chairmanship election has been kidnapped. As they approached Amaraku, they saw a Toyota Tundra vehicle parked in front of a pharmaceutical shop, they stopped, went inside and kidnapped Chief Ability, and fired multiple gunshots as they made their way out. The area is in panic mode, the government should do something.”

The spokesperson for the police in the state, Michael Abattam, had yet to respond to an inquiry concerning the incidents as of the time of filing this report.

Source: https://aderonkebamidele.com/criminals-kill-artisan-kidnap-apc-chieftains-in-imo/

Will Nigeria ever be free from this issue of insecurity? Life has lost value in Nigeria. This is bad.

God help us
Insecurity is on the increase day by day