Gunmen Kill Two, Abduct Ex-Commissioner

On Tuesday evening, a violent abduction occurred at a church in Asaba, Delta State, resulting in the deaths of two individuals, including a police officer, as gunmen targeted former Commissioner Joan Onyemaechi.

Eko Hot Blog understands that Onyemaechi, who previously served as Delta’s Commissioner for Technical Education and was a former House of Representatives member, was kidnapped during a church service at King Jesus and I Church, off DBS Road, Asaba.

The assailants fatally shot two people: a police officer serving as Onyemaechi’s orderly and a passerby hit by a stray bullet. Another police orderly and a driver accompanying a politician sustained injuries during the attack.

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Witnesses reported that the gunmen abducted Onyemaechi in her SUV amidst intense gunfire.

Delta Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bright Edafe, confirmed the abduction, stating, “Two persons, including a policeman, were killed in the incident,” and clarified that “only the former lawmaker was kidnapped.”

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