A woman who was kidnapped by suspected herdsmen last week in Ishiagu, Ivo local government area of Ebonyi state, has been rescued.
Last Tuesday, a woman known as rs Nkechinyere Onachukwu was abducted from her farm in Amaonye Community in Ishiagu. She was released on Monday, July 24, after a manhunt conducted by security agencies in collaboration with Council security, commanded by Chairman Emmanuel Ajah.
On Tuesday, July 25, Ajah confirmed her release, saying the council had to send in security trackers from outside the state to track the kidnappers’ movements. He further stated that security officials are still on the lookout for the kidnappers in order to apprehend them.
Ajah further stated that the few kidnapping occurrences documented in the local government are the result of herders crossing the border from Abia State to kidnap women in their farms and flee.
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Narrating her ordeal, Mrs Onachukwu said she trekked for days before they got to the kidnappers’ den inside a thick forest. She said; “I was on my farm harvesting cassava when I heard a whisper, I turned and saw many men from all directions coming at me, I tried to run but they caught up with me and took me hostage.
“As I started to shout for help they started flogging me with their machetes and asking me to keep quiet. They dragged me into the bush. From there we trekked through bushes through the night until we got to a place where they brought out a mat for us to lie down and sleep. The next day we continued till we got to their camp where they had to makeshift huts. There they called their boss who understood pidgin English. The rest were speaking their language.
“Their boss came and I started begging him to let me go but he said no that they will deal with me, that Ishiagu people are wicked. He brought a phone and asked me to call anybody I know, so I called my husband and told him what happened. And from there they started negotiations.”