Vanguard reporter, Agbo, 3 others attacked by armed youths in Enugu

Arom Chinelo Kodilichukwu Enugu

Vanguard newspaper reporter, Dennis Agbo, and three others were brutally attacked by armed youths of Neke community in Isi-uzo Local Government Area of Enugu State.

Agbo, a veteran journalist who narrated his ordeals to newsmen, said that he and three others escaped death by the whiskers.

According to him: “They kidnapped us with the two motorcycles we went there with. They took another Ikem person to their village in Neke. They now mobilized over 300 boys who were fully armed with all sorts of weapons including charms. They said they will kill us.

“At the end of the day they decided to set us free. They said we should go and tell our people that they are prepared for war with our people. One of them, Sunday Ekwu, was the one who negotiated for our release.

“I was seriously beaten. One of us is already in the hospital because his eye was badly damaged. They seized some of our personal belongings including phones, wheelbarrows and other items. We were held hostage for more than three hours. My head and other parts of my body are full of bruises,” he explained.

Agbo who revealed that the attack has been reported to the Police insisted that the land in question belongs to his family, adding that his late Uncle had lived his entire life there and was buried in the same place.