Gunmen abduct Anambra Commissioner, wife, kill aide

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Patrick Aghamba, Anambra Commissioner for Youth Development,

By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja

Some yet-to-be identified gunmen have abducted Patrick Aghamba, Anambra State Commissioner for Youth Development, his wife while his aide identified as A.B Affiah was killed in Kogi State.

The Commissioner was reportedly travelling to Abuja alongside his wife to attend the wedding ceremony of Adaora, the daughter of Governor Chukwuma Soludo scheduled for tomorrow Saturday when his vehicle was ambushed by the gunmen in Kogi State.

Adaora had her traditional wedding last weekend in Anambra State.

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SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the spokesperson for the Anambra State Police Command confirmed the abduction of the Commissioner and his wife.

He added that the State Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam is aware of the incident

“We got the information and my Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Obono Itam has escalated it.

“Every necessary assistance we can give from our command here, we will give, but I don’t have any information on that,” he was quoted as saying.

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