source: Sahara Reporters; Sun (Nigeria); Daily Independent (Nigeria); Nigeria Punch
actor1: Unidentified Armed Group (Nigeria)
actor2: Civilians (Nigeria)
location: Umueze
notes: On 8 January 2022, unidentified armed men abducted a former speaker of the Imo state house of assembly while he was returning from a function at Oriagu (Ehime Mbano, Imo), coded as Umueze. 15 million was demanded as ransom; the victim was released around 14 January, there are no reports about whether a ransom was paid.