The kidnappers of Chief Inengite Nitabai, cousin to President Goodluck Jonathan, have demanded the sum of N500m ransom to set him free.
Nitabai, aged 70, was abducted last Sunday by ten armed men at his Otuoke residence in Ogbia local government area of Bayelsa State and taken away in his private Sports Utitlity Vehicle after collecting N400,000 from his wife.
The vehicle was later recovered at Unuegbum waterfront where it was abandoned, an indication that the gunmen escaped through the creek.
The victim, his wife, his wife’s sister and three of his children were in the house when the gunmen struck.
But that respite it was learnt came the way of the family when the kidnappers contacted them to make the ransom demand Thursday.
It was learnt that the outrageous demand unsettled the family members who had since resorted to prayers for divine intervention.
Though his children had declined media enquiries on the matter so as not to jeopardize police efforts, a security source told Saturday Vanguard that the abductors threatened to kill their victim if the family failed to accede to their demand..
The security source who spoke anonymously said the family had constituted a committee to evaluate the demand, establish negotiations with the abductors and facilitate his release.
The kidnappers, according to the source, as usual warned against the involvement of security operatives in the matter.
“The kidnappers contacted the family four days after and demanded a whooping sum of N500m. It is believed that the family of the victim has begun negotiations with the hoodlums,” he said.
The troubled family members had shortly after the incident chose to maintained silence on media enquiry on the matter for security reason in spite of growing anxiety following the refusal of the kidnappers to establish contact with them.
The state police spokesman, Mr. Alex Akhigbe could not be reached for comment but there had been massive security presence in the community with operatives combing the creeks and waterways of the state in search of the kidnappers.
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The money too small now, GEJ is far more worth than that since he failed to declare his assets naa so make he spend part in bailing his brother after all he's spending billion on militants so make he pay this kidnappers jare!
ReplyDeleteKidnappers!!! This na the kind of pple we want u to dey go after no b pple wey they struggle to eke out a leaving or pple wey dey manage, pls leave our business men and women alone they are trying to survive but this politicians make una no leave dem alone ooo.
Na 1billion make una collect , 500m too small.
ReplyDeleteI suport dat ur motion of 1bil naira an the next target shuld be dokonbo asare son.
Mr man watch your comment,so you are encouraging kidnapping in this country,are you one of them?if u no get better comment to make just keep quite,you are talking as if you do not know what Nigerian is like with our politicians,most rich men do not help their relations nor the masses in this country, and are you sure that GEJ's cousin benefit from him,
ReplyDeleteSame goes to bolo haram. They should leave innocent pipo alone and take their issues to government may br that is when they listen to them. But wonder why boko haram will live in Cameron and cause havok in naija.
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