By INNOCENT ANABA
LAGOS — Mr. Nnamdi Oragwu, a lawyer, has dragged the Director-General, State Security Service, SSS, Mr. Ita Ekpenyong and Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Abubakar, before a Federal High Court, Lagos, over the kidnap of his father, Chief Lawrence Oragwu, a retired Deputy Comptroller-General of Customs.

Nnamdi is praying the court for leave to apply for an order of mandamus to compel the respondents to investigate the abduction of his father, following a petition to them.

He wants the IG to mandate a special unit of the police to commence or take over and conclude the investigation into his father’s kidnap and compel the respondents to transmit to the court’s registry, a type-written report of their respective investigations “within three months from the determination of the suit.”

Chief Oragwu, was abducted by unknown gunmen on June 2, 2011 in Agulu, Anaocha Local Government Area, Anambra State, on his way from church with his driver.

Further hearing in the matter had been adjourned till September 13.