A Commissioner in the cabinet of Anambra State’s Governor Chukwuma Soludo has been kidnapped while travelling to Abuja through Ubiaja, Esan South-East Local Government Area of Edo State.
Anambra State’s Commissioner for Youth Development, Patrick Agha Mba, was taken by gunmen, with his wife, Chizoba, while one of his aides, Mr. A.B. Affiah, was killed during the attack which occurred on Friday, August 16, 2024.
They were reportedly travelling to Abuja for the wedding ceremony of Adaora, the daughter of Governor Chukwuma Soludo, scheduled for Saturday, August 17, when his vehicle was ambushed by the gunmen.
The spokesperson for the Anambra State Police Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the abduction of the couple.
The PPRO added that the State Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam is aware of the incident.
“We got the information and my Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam has escalated it,” he said.
“All necessary assistance we can give from our command here, we will give, but I don’t have any information on that.”
