The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed an attack by gunmen and the abduction of three individuals at the motorcycle showroom of Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing, a prominent Nigerian vehicle producer, in Nnewi, Anambra State.

The Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who made this known in a statement issued in Awka, the state capital, said that the incident occurred at the company’s showroom located along Owerri Road, Nnewi at 6:45 pm on Tuesday.

Ikenga said that the police had launched a joint security forces offensive operation for possible rescue of the abductees and arrest of the abductors.

He said, “The Police Command is determined and is already working with information obtained from the scene for the ongoing rescue operations.

“The Command also urges residents or anyone with useful information that will aid the investigation to come forward to the Command headquarters, Awka, or the nearest police station.”