Professor Ekanem Philip Ephraim, a distinguished neurologist, and consultant at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), has reportedly been abducted.
The Cross River State Police Command, on Friday morning, confirmed the harrowing occurrence.
‘The command has promptly initiated a tactical operation to track down the perpetrators responsible for this reprehensible act.’
‘However, due to the audacity of the criminals, who seized the mobile phones of onlookers and even security guards present at the scene, the response time of the tactical teams was significantly hindered.’
‘It is indeed true that a medical practitioner was kidnapped last night. We are resolute in our relentless fight against crime, and our pursuit of the kidnappers is ongoing. Let be public be rest assured, we will bring them to justice,’ SP Irene Ugbo said.
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Africa Today News, New York obtained that four strong individuals arrived at the professor’s establishment in a Toyota vehicle around 9:00 pm on Thursday, located near the Mountain of Fire church, Road, off Atimbo in Calabar Municipality LGA.
Highly credible sources indicate that the men employed a deceptive tactic, feigning to have a patient and insisting on an immediate audience with the doctor.
‘It was when she came to attend to the men that she was whisked away in their car, one of the lady who was with her pursued them, immediately they pointed a gun at her she had to stay back for fear of losing her life.’
‘They collected phones from the security guards around a popular church near the victims facility so that they won’t make any calls to the police or other security agencies.’
The community is gripped by apprehension as the motive behind this brazen abduction continues to elude understanding.
The authorities are leaving no stone unturned as they intensify the search for Professor Ekanem Philip Ephraim, exerting every possible effort to ensure his safe reunion.
With bated breath, the medical community and the general public yearn for positive developments, fervently desiring a prompt and consolating solution to this unsettling ordeal.