President of the Abuja Newspapers Distributors Association, John Emmanuel, has been kidnapped by some unknown gunmen.
Mr Emmanuel was abducted by gunmen in a ‘one-chance’ vehicle in the Giri area of the Federal Capital Territory at about 8pm on Tuesday night.
It was gathered that the kidnappers are currently demanding the sum of N15 million as ransom from his family.
The victim’s wife, Mrs Uche Emmanuel, on Wednesday, confirmed her husband’s abduction while also noting that his abductors have reached out to the family demanding N 15 million ransom for his freedom.
“Yes, my husband was kidnapped in Giri yesterday at about 8pm. He was in a public taxi on his way back home, unfortunately, the vehicle was a one-chance vehicle, and they’re demanding N15 million before they’ll release him,” she told Punch.
Meanwhile, the FCT Police Command said the incident has yet to be reported to the police for intervention.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, said, “There is no such incident reported at any of our stations for now. Maybe the family has not contacted or reported to us (the police) yet; we can’t know what is not reported to us.”
