Gunmen kidnap FRSC official in Enugu, demand N50m ransom

Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have kidnapped an official of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Emeason Chima in Enugu.
The official, who is attached to RS4.211, Ugbokolo unit of the agency, was kidnapped on Saturday around Maduka University in Nsukka, Enugu State.
The kidnappers are demanding N50 million ransom to release the victim, a senior FRSC official in the state said on Sunday.
The official said Chima was driving alone in his car when he was abducted.
An internal memo within the agency confirmed that the gunmen, using the officer’s phone demanded for a ransom of N50 million.
Ugbokolo unit commander, Emmanuel Al-Hassan, said in the memo, “The Command Is In Receipt Of Information About The Kidnap Of SRMA Emeason Chima.
“Place Of Incidence: After Maduka University, Nsukka Enugu Road through OPI junction, in Enugu State. Information extracted so far confirmed that the staff was driving alone in a Toyota saloon car when he was kidnapped.
“The unit commander has already been contacted by the kidnappers using the staff phone, where a demand of N50 million ransom has been made.
“Further details will be made available as events unfolds. This is forwarded for your information and further guide sir.”
Security has deteriorated in the South-East part of the country with frequent attacks by non-state actors in recent times.
The gunmen have carried out a series of abductions, collected huge ransoms and in some occasions killed their victims.
Aside from government officials and facilities, military and police personnel and others have been targets of attacks by gunmen in the region.
The federal government has accused pro-Biafra group, Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), of being responsible for criminality in the region but the group has repeatedly denied its involvement in the attacks.