Five unknown gunmen kidnapped movie star Peter Edochie in Onitsha, the commercial nerve centre of Anambra State yesterday on Tarzan junction, Nkpo, in Idemili North Local Government Area.
He was said to be on his way to his hometown, Nteje, in Oyi Local Government Area.
They took him away in their Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV), shooting into the air to scare passersby.
Edochie’s car, which was abandoned at the scene, has been taken to Ogidi police station.
Reacting to the kidnap, his son, Uche Edochie disclosed that though the incident was obviously financially-motivated and one of many in a string of recent kidnappings of influential Nigerians, the kidnappers were yet to get in touch with the family, much less demand a ransom.
A manhunt has begun for the five-man gang, with the Commissioner of Police Uzor Amakulor, leading the operation.
A really sad thing to happen.
