A prominent Imo State son, Engr. Sam Egere, has been abducted by gunmen.
Egere, a lecturer at the Federal Polytechnic Nekede, and Secretary, Board of Trustees, Olu Owerri, a pressure group, was abducted on Sunday, October 30, 2022, very close to his Ahiazu Mbaise residence.
A statement issued by Olu Owerri, signed by its President-General, Chief Martin Opara, lamented what it described as the brutal manner in which Egere was abducted, and asked for his immediate and unconditional release.
There has been no official statement from either the Imo State Police Command or the Federal Polytechnic. It is not known if his abductors have made contacts for ransom money.