Gunmen Abduct Abia Electoral Commission Chairman

The Chairman of Abia State Independent Electoral Commission (ABSIEC), Prof. George Chima, has reportedly been abducted by unknown gunmen in Imo State.

It was gathered that the ABSIEC chairman was kidnapped at his residence in Okigwe area of Imo.

Sources privy to the matter disclosed that the gunmen, numbering four, had stormed the ABSIEC chairman’s residence while he played host to some lecturers from Abia State University, Uturu.

The gunmen were alleged to have attempted to take him away in his car, which his driver was washing.

However, the car failed to start despite efforts by the gunmen to drive it.

An eyewitness said the gunmen later snatched an on-passing vehicle carrying logs of wood and fled with the ABSIEC chairman.

The Abia State Police Command is yet to issue any statement on the incident as at the time of filing this report.

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