Suspected kidnappers of Marian, wife
of The Vanguard correspondent in Rivers State, Mr. Jimitota Onoyume,
have demanded N10m ransom.
Marian was kidnapped at about 12.10pm while
driving out of her residence in Eku, Ethiope Local Government, Delta State on
Monday.
Her abductors, who were said to be
heavily armed, took away their victim in her vehicle.
Onoyume told our correspondent that
the kidnappers called him around 7pm on Monday and demanded N10m from him
as ransom.
The journalist, who said his wife’s car had been
recovered, added that he had to send an undisclosed amount of MTN
airtime to the hoodlums on their demand.
He said, “They called me on my daughter’s
phone about 7pm yesterday (Monday), demanding N10m. I pleaded with
them that I had never held N1m before.
“They said having an Sports Utility
Vehicle, I am a rich man. I begged them that the SUV was bought as fairly used
and it is a 95 model of Pathfinder.
“I begged them to release my wife and that I am a
reporter and journalists are not known to be rich. And that we might be
seen on the television, but we are only doing our job.”
Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr.
Charles Muka, confirmed the recovery of the vehicle.
He said the police had begun investigation
into the matter with a view to rescuing the kidnapped woman.
“I have the belief that she would be released
without harm. What we want is for members of the public to cooperate with us to
achieve a hitch-free investigation,” Muka said.
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