Suspected kidnappers on Monday abducted a pregnant woman, Uju Okwudili, in Irhiri, along Airport Road, Benin, Edo State.
The PUNCH gathered that the expectant mother was kidnapped in the early hours of Monday while taking her two children to school in the company of her husband.
The gunmen were said to have emerged from nowhere at Ulemo community after Irhiri and took away the woman to the surprise of her husband and her children.
The kidnappers were said to have forced the woman, who was almost due for delivery, into an Audi 80 car and drove off towards Ogba River.Some residents of Ulemo, who witnessed the incident, wondered why the pregnant woman was targeted by the gunmen.
“The whole thing happened very fast and we were all taken by surprise. The kidnappers were armed and it was impossible to help,” one of the residents said.
It was learnt that kidnappers have contacted the family and demanded N5m ransom.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer in Edo, Chidi Nwabuzor, said the case had not been reported to the police.
Also, gunmen on Sunday abducted a woman whose identify had yet to be ascertained at the Rukpakulosi area of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State.
A source in the area, said the victim was returning from a church service before she was abducted.
The source said, “The kidnappers trailed the woman from the church into a street in Rukpakulosi. The gunmen with their car chased her.
“The woman who tried to escape but her car hit a shop by the road and the kidnappers brought her out from the car, beat her up before taking her away.”
The spokesman of the state police command, Nnamdi Omoni said the police had swung into action to ensure the l release of the victim.
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