A veterinary doctor and former President of the Veterinary Medical Council Association (FCT Chapter) and Native of Nru Nsukka, Enugu State Dr. Ifeanyi Ogbu, has been killed following a kidnapping incident at his residence in Kungabokun, a remote village in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) that borders Niger State.
The attackers also abducted his three young children, who remain in custody of the Kidnappers as of the time of this report with no communication or ransom demands received from the perpetrators.
The attack occurred on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at approximately 11:45 p.m., adding to the alarming wave of violent crimes currently plaguing Nigeria’s capital city.
According to sources, armed men broke into Dr. Ogbu’s home through a window and forcefully took him and his children away to an unknown location.
Leaving behind his wife and a two-week-old baby.
Police operatives from the Byazhin Division, Anti-Kidnapping Unit, and local vigilantes were immediately mobilised to the scene.
A search and rescue operation was launched, and on Thursday morning, Dr. Ogbu’s lifeless dead body was found near the area of the abduction.
Sending shockwaves through his community and the wider veterinary and humanitarian circles in which he was deeply involved.