The former Secretary to the Enugu State Government (SSG), Dr. Dan Shere has been abducted.
It was reported that he is among several other commuters kidnapped along the Enugu-Ugwuogo Nike-Nsukka road on Thursday
Shere, who is also a medical doctor, served under the administration of former Governor, Chimaroke Nnamani.
According to a source the Enugu politician was travelling to Nsukka for a meeting when the gunmen attacked him alongside other travellers.
One of the survivors, who shared a video of the attack, said the gunmen were about eight in number.
“They shot severally at our vehicle; one of us was hit by the bullets. But our driver managed to move on. We succeeded in taking the victim to the hospital.”
The Police Public Relations Officer of Enugu State Police Command, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, has not said anything about the unfortunate incident.