While One Abductor Slept, And The Other Went In Search Of Indian Hemp, Imo Traditional Ruler Escapes From Captivity

By Charles Igbo

For a high profile Imo Traditional Ruler, Eze Joel Udenkwo, his escape from gunmen who kidnapped him a few days ago is a miracle.  It can only be God, a source close to him told this medium.

Eze Udenkwo, the Traditional Ruler of Umudi in Nkwerre Local Government Area was kidnapped in front of his Electronic Plaza located on No 63 Tetlow road, Owerri.

The incident took place at about 7pm. After 48 hours, the hoodlums, using his mobile phone, contacted his family, and demanded for the sum of N200m in ransom money.

This was later reduced to N12m.

While his distraught family ran around to assemble the sum, the Eze escaped from his abductors at about 10pm on Tuesday.

According to reports which quoted the Traditional Ruler, his abductors spirted him to a location in Okwu and tied him up.

On the fateful night of his escape, he was left with only two of the abductors. Perhaps, the others went abduction-hunting.

However while one of the abductors went out in search of Indian Hemp to smoke, the other one slept off – deeply. Not believing what was unfolding before him, he took a risk, quietly untied himself, and began a dangerous crawl in the bush.

His abductors, on return, and noticing that he was gone, went in hot pursuit, but he was far gone. He stumbled on a house, introduced himself and begged them to help him  call any Traditional Ruler nearby. The hoodlums were with his phone.

They succeeded in getting in touch with a Traditional Ruler, who got in touch with the Chairman of the Council,  Traditional Rulers, Imo State. He, it was, who contacted the State Government, which arranged for a contingent of  Operatives of the Police and Department of State who located him, and returned him to Owerri.

Udenkwo, is the owner of a chain of businesses, under the umbrella name of Udekings Ltd.

There is no statement yet from the Police.