Outrage as Gunmen Kill Rider, Kidnap FUTO Student on Imo Road

Residents of Ihiagwa and Amaeze in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State are on edge following the killing of a commercial motorcyclist and the abduction of a female university student by suspected armed herdsmen.

A family member of the abducted student, who identified himself as Ibenyenwa, disclosed in a video that the victim is a student of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri and the wife of his younger brother.

“The lady is a student of Federal University of Technology, Owerri, and the wife of one of my younger brothers,” he said. “She was on her way to school when the ugly incident occurred. She was kidnapped by herdsmen operating on the Ihiagwa-Amaeze road.

“The slain motorcyclist is a native of Ihiagwa. This is what we are passing through now.”

In a statement, Nzuko Owere General Assembly strongly condemned the attack, describing it as part of a disturbing pattern of violence in the area.

The statement, signed by National President Hon. Dan Ikpeazu and other officials, read: “Nzuko Owere General Assembly… condemns in the strongest terms, the continued onslaught of killings and kidnappings… by suspected herdsmen and bandits.

“The latest disturbing episode occurred along the Amaeze-Ihiagwa Road, where a commercial motorcycle operator… was brutally butchered by armed assailants.

“In the same attack, a female student… was abducted and taken to an unknown destination.

“This barbaric act is one killing too many. The lives of our people can no longer be treated as expendable.”

The group warned that roads across Owerri Federal Constituency have become unsafe and called for urgent intervention by security agencies, alongside increased vigilance by local security groups.

As of the time of filing this report, the police spokesperson, Henry Okoye, could not be reached for comment.

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