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Tension, as unknown gunmen whisk away Man on his birthday

The adoption of Mr Chinedu Nwachukwu yesterday in Port Harcourt City metropolis has continued to generate reactions as the security issues within south East and Rivers State gets worsen day by day. It was gathered that the incident occurred about 7:15pm along Chuba-Ozuoba road when some faceless armed men apprehended Mr Chinedu an Architect and renown husband to the gallant police officer whose life has been threatened over the years after leading an operation to raid a group of armed robbery gang in Abia State. According to an eye witness who pleaded on the grounds of anonymity said, "9th, March 2025 remains one of the horrible day in his life as the level of insecurity in South-East and South-South went worst." Speaking to news men, he expressed dissatisfaction over the tension created by the under world men in the region. Another eyewitness Mrs Julia said, she was dumbfounded how the architect was adapted on his birthday. According to her, "I saw Mr Chinedu with two people I believed to be his friends or clients when they were going to the site this morning along Chuba-Ozuoba road because, I know him as an Architect. "He had handled a project for someone I know and I have seen him on site when I come around to sell food." Narrating further, she said "It was Around 7:15pm, I was coming back from my market, and saw him again in same area but he was walking alone coming from site. We exchanged pleasantries when he told me today is his birthday, which I congratulated him then we departed. Not few distance from me, a blue Sienna car I never notice just drove down towards him and three masked men with arm came down from the car and dragged him into the car while they drove off speedily before crowd now gathered. She said the only thing she could hear them saying was from a distance was "where is your wife?" In the meantime, the police are yet to react or make any statement as of the time of filing this report although, earlier police report shows that the wife to the adopted husband Mrs Blessing Gyabensawa has been on the news crying over threat to her life and that of her family members by some faceless gang.

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