A former Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Lawman Duruji, has been kidnapped, The PUNCH has learnt. Our correspondent gathered that Duruji was kidnapped at Ehime Mbano LGA on Saturday at Oriagu while returning from a function. Also kidnapped is the wife of an ex-chairman of Okigwe Local Government Area, Frank Onwunere. When contacted, the police spokesperson for the command, Micheal Abattam, said that the command was on the trail of the kidnappers. He disclosed that one of the victims who was kidnapped at Ubomiri had been rescued by the police.

Source: Punch January 11, 2022 01:29 UTC