Several people injured as gunmen attack monarch in Enugu, kidnap his wife

A traditional ruler in Enugu State has come under attack by unidentified assailants as they invaded his home and kidnapped his wife.

The attackers got access into the palace of Igwe Omale Nwogbo, the traditional ruler of Abba- Igogoro in Igbo Eze North Local Government Area of the state and after shooting sporadically and inflicting machete wounds on the Igwe, they proceeded to kidnap his wife Adiza.

According to reports, the traditional ruler was meeting with some people in his Igogoro palace when the gunmen struck and reportedly shot one Joshua Urama at the back while Igwe Ogbo himself, Emmanuel Tobechukwu Idoko and Sunday Ogbo sustained injuries on their heads and faces. Igwe Ogbo was said to have been reportedly given three machete cuts on his head.

The attack took place at a time members of the ruling People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in the local government were holding the Ward Congress at Enugu Ezike to elect delegates for the local government congress to elect chairmanship candidates for the local government elections scheduled for later in the year.

Igwe Ogbo and the other victims, who sustained serious bullet wounds, were rushed to the Bishop Shanahan Hospital Annex in Enugu Ezike, the council headquarters for urgent medical attention.

The police were still trying the unravel the reasons behind the attack on Ogbo when his wife was abducted.