From Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri
The immediate past chairman of the Imo State Council of Traditional Rulers, Eze Samuel Ohiri, popularly known as Eze Imo, was abducted by gunmen in the early hours of Saturday.
A reliable source who disclosed the incident to our correspondent said the revered royal father was abducted alongside his cousin, Solomon Ohiri, who just returned from the United States of America at the entrance of his country home at Orodo in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State.
According to the source, the victims were returning home from shopping in Owerri, and were just about entering the compound when some heavily armed men operating in a Highlander vehicle blocked them and ordered them out of their vehicle.
“Yes, I can tell you that the report you heard about Eze Ohiri is true. He and his cousin, Solomon, who just came back from America, were abducted when gunmen attacked them.
“They came in a Highlander vehicle. The Eze and his cousin were just returning from shopping in Owerri when the hoodlums waylaid them at the entrance of the palace.
“They pointed their gun at them and ordered them to alight from the vehicle; they eventually abducted them and took them to an unknown destination,” the source narrated.
When the state police spokesperson, Henry Okoye, was contacted on phone for confirmation of the story, he was not available to take his call.