{"id":97866,"date":"2022-08-09T17:18:50","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T16:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=97866"},"modified":"2022-08-09T17:18:50","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T16:18:50","slug":"abia-women-protest-detention-of-medical-doctor-two-months-after-kidnap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/abia-women-protest-detention-of-medical-doctor-two-months-after-kidnap\/","title":{"rendered":"Abia Women protest detention of medical doctor two months after kidnap"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Women of Umuopara clan in Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia State have protested the continued detention of their son, Prof. Uwadinachi Iweha.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Iweha, a medical doctor was Kidnapped by unknown gunmen in front of his house on Sunday, June 5, 2022, and has not been seen since then.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The continued detention has raised fears about the safety of the popular medical doctor.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The women decried the spate of Kidnapping in the state and urged his abductors to release him.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Speaking at the palace of the traditional ruler of the community ,Eze Godfrey Ibekanwa , the leader of the women, Dame Victory Asomugha, said they were no longer happy that two months after Iweha was abducted, no action had been taken to rescue him from the kidnappers den.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">She said; &#8220;Our son left his house to worship God, they called him from the church, he went back home and till date we have not seen him. We want him back, is our son we are proud off.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;We are also calling on Government and security agencies to expedient action for his release&#8221;.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Wife of the kidnapped doctor, Mrs Ngozi Iweha, said the family was yet to come out of the trauma of the abduction of her husband.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">She urged those who kidnapped her husband to consider his age and health condition and release him.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">&#8220;We are traumatized, this two months is like a hell for all of us. We are pleading with those holding him to release him alive for us and we are also begging the government and security agencies to ensure his release from his abductors.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">In his remarks,Eze Ibekanma, disclosed that the elders of the Community were making frantic efforts to ensure the release of the medical doctor.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">It will be recalled that medical doctors in the state had embarked on three days strike to express their grievances over the continued detention of the medical doctor.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Iweha&#8217;s first son,Chukwudi disclosed that the kidnappers contacted the family a day after the incident and demanded payment of ransom.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He expressed shock that despite payment of the ransom as demanded, the kidnappers were yet to release the medical doctor.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Women of Umuopara clan in Umuahia South Local Government Area of Abia State have protested the continued detention of their son, Prof. Uwadinachi Iweha. 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