Gunmen kill doctor in Abuja, abduct his 3 children

Gunmen kill doctor in Abuja, abduct his 3 children

Unidentified gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed an Abuja-based veterinary doctor, Dr Ifeanyi Ogbu

The gunmen also abducted Ogbu’s three children.

The deceased was a former Chairman of the Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association, FCT Chapter.

The assailants were said to have invaded Ogbu’s residence, along the Kubwa-Kaduna Road in the Kubwa area of the FCT, on Friday night.

The gunmen kidnapped him alongside his three children, and later dumped his body by the roadside.

A Facebook user, Andrew Gabriel Ikechukwu confirmed Ogbu’s death.

“Dr. Ifeanyi Ogbu, the immediate past chairman of the NVMA FCT chapter, who was kidnapped alongside his three children from his home in Kubwa Abuja, was found dead.

“The three children are yet to be released. May God please intervene,” he wrote.

The late Ogbu was described as a dedicated professional. He leaves behind a nursing wife and grieving family members.

Ogbu’s family remains in distress as efforts continue to locate and rescue his three abducted children.

Colleagues and friends have expressed shock at the killing, describing it as a devastating loss to both his family and the veterinary profession.

The attack comes just a week after the killing of Somtochukwu Maduagwu, a journalist with Arise TV, who died during a robbery in the Katampe area of Abuja.

Police authorities have yet to issue an official statement on Ogbu’s killing and the abduction of his children.

The FCT Police Command could not be reached for comments at the time of filing this report.

Gunmen kill doctor in Abuja, abduct his 3 children