Ndigbo Unity Forum (NUF), has called on the international community to prevail on Governor Umahi of Ebonyi State to set machinery in motion to produce the five engineers kidnapped in his State by Effium, Ezza youths.
The engineers had gone to embark on the construction at Effium in Ezza Ring Roadphase2 in Ebonyi State but was kidnapped by the youth of the community and since then no person had seen them again with the 2020 model HILUX vehicle
Appeals and cajole to produce the engineers or their dead bodies for proper burial if they had killed them failed.
The Ebonyi State Police Command last week mobilised crack team led by DSP Bruno Chukwu, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), and Officer in Charge (OC) of Anti kidnapping of the State Police Command among other professionals numbering about 30 to conduct a special operation over the missing engineers.
They were however ambushed by the hoodlums, killed two Policemen and injured about five others in the exchange of fire that ensued.
But the Governor seemed to be foot dragging in arresting the hoodlums that will help in releasing the engineers or recovering their bodies if they have been killed.
We also urge the Governor to constitute a special Commission of enquiry to unravel circumstances leading to the missing of five Engineers which include Engrs. Nelson Onyemeh, Enerst Edeani,Ikechukwu Ejiofor, Samuel Aneke, and Stanley Nwazulum of NELAN CONSULTANT working for Ring Road Phase 2 projects
The NUF in their statement after an Emergency General Meeting in Enugu State called on United Nations, European Union, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, African Union, ECOWAS to prevail on Governor Umahi to produce these five engineers life or dead.
In the state statement signed by their Publicity Secretary, Unah Zachcius Unah, the group also called on the United States of America (USA) President, Canadian Prime Minister, British Prime Minister to ask Governor Umahi to work hard to produce the innocent citizens without further delay.
Recall that the duo of the Ohaukwu local council Area Bar Omekannaya Odah and a House of Assembly member Hon Chinedu Awo had allegedly engaged on supremacy over who control motor park which led to the crisis around 23rd January 2021.
The duo should be arrested and made to be responsible for the ongoing atrocious criminal activities going on in Ezza/Effium Community
They noted that failure to release the engineers would continue to cause traumatic, emotional burden and nightmare for the families, saying that it is an embarrassment to Ebonyi State and Federal Government for five engineers to be missing in their legitimate duty without being recovered in since 3rd of November 2021,NUF cautioned.
