Gunmen Abduct Professor, Driver Killed In Ambush Along Owerri-Aba Highway | TheNewsDESK

Thursday May 8, 2025 |

By Zagazola MAKAMA
Security Analyst/Counter Insurgency Expert

Gunmen ambushed travelers on the Owerri-Aba Highway in Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State on May 6, 2025, resulting in the abduction of several passengers, including Professor Herbert Batta, the Head of the Department of Media and Information Technology at the University of Uyo.

Sources told Zagazola Makama that the criminals also shot and killed the driver of a Toyota Hilux vehicle with registration number BWR 692 GJ, registered in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), during the attack at around 6:25 p.m.

A joint security team comprising the military, police, Department of State Services (DSS), and local vigilantes has been mobilized to the area, conducting intensive search operations to track down the perpetrators and rescue the victims.

The sources said “As of now, the identities of the other abducted passengers remain unknown. Efforts are ongoing to apprehend the assailants and secure the release of the victims,”said the sources.