Ex-SSG, others abducted as herdsmen takeover Enugu highway

A former Secretary to the Enugu State Government, Dr. Dan Shere has been abducted along Enugu- Ugwuogu Nike-Nsukka highway on Thursday alongside other unidentified motorists by suspected herdsmen.

Shere, a medical doctor, served under the administration of former Governor, Chimaroke Nnamani.

A source revealed that the Enugu politician was travelling to Nsukka for a meeting when the gunmen attacked him alongside other travelers.

One of those who escaped, who shared a video of the attack, said the gunmen were about eight in number.

While thanking God for saving him and four others from the same community, he said: “They shot severally at our vehicle; one of us was hit by the bullets. But our driver managed to move on. We succeeded in taking the victim to the hospital.”

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Meanwhile, it was gathered that the kidnappers, who are said to be Fulani herdsmen, have increased their ransom demand on those they earlier picked on Sunday.

The source added that: “They earlier demanded the sum of N2m on one of the victims but they have now increased it to N30m. They search the phones of the victims to know their status.”

As of the time of filing this report, an enquiry sent to the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Enugu State Police Command, DSP Daniel Ndukwe had not been replied to.