Professor Ekanem Philip Ephraim, a renowned neurologist and consultant at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), has been kidnapped in an alarming turn of events.
The Cross River State Police Command confirmed the upsetting event on Friday morning.
There was no cause for alarm, according to Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, SP Irene Ugbo, who also stated that the incident is being promptly addressed.
“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 the public be rest assured, we will bring them to justice,” SP Irene Ugbo assured.
The incident, according to information gathered by Newsmen, occurred at 9:00 p.m. on Thursday along Mountain of Fire Church Road, off Atimbo in Calabar Municipality LGA, when four able-bodied individuals arrived at the professor's facility in a Toyota car.
The men requested to see the doctor right away, according to reliable sources, and they pretended to have a patient with them.
“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, immidiately 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 reason for this prominent abduction is still unknown, which raises suspicion in the neighborhood.
The authorities are making every effort to guarantee Professor Ekanem Philip Ephraim's safe return as the search for her escalates.
Both the medical community and the general public are eagerly awaiting good news in the hopes that this distressing struggle will end quickly.
