Crime
Gunmen kidnap two Chinese in Ebonyi
Two Chinese expatriates, Sun Zhixin and Wang Quing Hu, have been kidnapped in Ebonyi State.
The men, who are employees of Tongyi Construction Company, were working on a road project in Ohaozara local government area when gunmen stormed the area around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
The duo were part of the team constructing the road which links Ogwu in Ohaozara community with Ivo local government and Okpanku community in Enugu State.
Ebonyi police spokesperson, Odah Loveth, confirmed the kidnap.
She 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 order to rescue the Chinese nationals unhurt.”
She said she was shocked that the company did not request for security since it was working on an isolated location.
Odah appealed to the public to help the police with information that would help in the rescue efforts.
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