By Nwabueze Okonkwo

ONITSHA—For Mrs. Mary Nnanuelugo, the disappearance of her husband, Hyginus Nnanuelugo, and his vehicle, since July 11, 2024, following his abduction by gunmen, has remained a nightmare for her.

She appealed to relevant agencies to assist in tracing her missing husband, Arinze Nnanuelugo, dead or alive, even as she lamented that his abduction since July 2024 had taken too long to resolve.

In an affidavit sworn to at the Law Chambers of Sir Ben Chudi Izuegbu Esq., a Notary Public, a copy of which was made available to newsmen, Mrs. Nnanuelugo further recalled that the heavily armed gunmen had, at about 8:30 p.m. on July 11, 2024, at Onoja Oboli Street, opposite Modebe Secondary School, Odoakpu, Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria, abducted her husband with his Lexus RX 300 Jeep (Gold Colour) with Registration No. FGG 693 HC, adding that ever since then, his whereabouts and the vehicle has remained unknown.

In the affidavit sworn to on July 16, 2024, Mrs. Nnanuelugo averred that on the fateful day, her husband was driving home to No. 36 Sanniez Street, Odoakpu, Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria when the abductors, operating with a tricycle, blocked his Lexus Jeep and abducted him together with the vehicle at Onoja Oboli Street and drove off to an unknown destination.

Giving the Engine No. of her missing husband’s vehicle as 1MZ*4371507 and its Chassis No. as MCU10-0052334, Mrs. Nnanuelugo appealed to security agencies to assist her in tracing the whereabouts of her missing husband and possibly his missing vehicle. According to her, his absence has caused a lot of misfortune in their home.

Also, Mrs. Nnanuelugo obtained a police extract from the Fegge Police Division in Onitsha at about 1:20 p.m. a day after the incident, July 12, 2024, confirming that her husband and his vehicle were actually missing to date.

In the police extract, she narrated how the gunmen used their tricycle to double-cross him and allegedly drove him away to an unknown destination with his vehicle, adding that ever since then, his whereabouts have yet to be ascertained.

She also displayed a copy of a receipt from Radio Sapientia, dated July 23, 2024, where she paid the sum of N35,000 for spot announcements, buttressing that her husband and his vehicle were actually abducted and have been missing ever since the abduction.

“I am appealing to both the federal and state governments, as well as individuals and human rights bodies, to assist me in locating the whereabouts of my husband,” she said.