Police in Enugu State orders full investigation into the Kidnap of Stanley Eguma

Ugochukwu Iwuchukwu

The Enugu State Police Command has launched a full investigation into the alleged kidnap of Rivers United Technical Manager Stanley Eguma.

Stanley Eguma was allegedly abducted on Tuesday, 15/06/2021 at about 4 pm along Enugu/Port-Harcourt Expressway.

The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State CP Mohammed Ndatsu Aliyu, in a statement, signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP DANIEL NDUKWE, said no stone will be left unturned in the already launched investigation to rescue Stanley Eguma by yet-to-be-identified gunmen.

The Full Statement

ALLEGED TRAILING AND ABDUCTION OF STANLEY EGUMA ALONG ENUGU/PORT-HARCOURT EXPRESSWAY; CP ALIYU ORDERS INTENSE FULL-SCALE INVESTIGATION TO RESCUE VICTIM AND APPREHEND ASSAILANTS*

The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Mohammed Ndatsu Aliyu, psc, has ordered that no stone should be left unturned in the already launched full-scale investigation to rescue one Stanley Eguma (m), Head Coach of Rivers United Football Club of Port-Harcourt, and the arrest of the yet-to-be identified gunmen, alleged to have abducted him on 15/06/2021 at about 1600hrs, along Enugu/Port-Harcourt Expressway.

  1. The order is a sequel to a complaint made at the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Command same date of the incident at about 1705hrs, by two other persons travelling with the victim, who alleged that the unidentified gunmen, operating in a white-coloured Hilux Van, trailed and forced the black-coloured Hilux Van conveying them from Gombe State to Port-Harcourt, to stop. They further alleged that the assailants pushed the two of them out and made away with the vehicle, abducting the victim in the process.

  2. Meanwhile, the Commissioner has enjoined members of the public with useful information that will assist the Command in the ongoing investigation, to endeavour to provide same by calling the Command’s hotlines on 08032003702, 08075390883, 08086671202 or 08098880172; or by sending an email to: contact042ppro@gmail.com. He assures the confidentiality of the informants’ identities.

ASP DANIEL NDUKWE, Anipr

Police Public Relations Officer

FOR: Commissioner of Police

Enugu State Command