Kidnappers Reject N30M Offer To Release President Jonathan's Uncle
The kidnappers of Chief Inengite Nitabai, President Goodluck Jonathan’s uncle,
have allegedly rejected the N30 million offered by his family as ransom for
his freedom.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the abductors had contacted the victim’s family four days after he was whisked away demanding a whooping sum of N500 million as ransom to set him free.
According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the abductors had contacted the victim’s family four days after he was whisked away demanding a whooping sum of N500 million as ransom to set him free.
A source said the distressed Nitabai family instead offered to pay his
abductors N30 million, which they rejected.
“They (kidnappers) rejected the N30 million offer, which they described as
laughable coming from a family linked to the president,” the source said.
A security source confirmed the development, saying:
“We are aware that the family is negotiating with the kidnappers and they are
demanding N500 million, which the family described as outrageous. They instead
offered to part with N30 million, which the kidnappers were said to have
rejected. They said it was ‘unpresidential’ to give such a paltry sum to them.
What will N30 million amount to when shared by all the interested parties in
the abduction.”
When the State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Alex Akhigbe, a Deputy
Superintendent of Police (DSP), was contacted, the DSP said he was not aware
of the demand. He however disclosed that its operatives deployed in the creeks
are making progress in their search for the kidnapped chief.
Nitabai was kidnapped on Sunday, February 23, by unknown gunmen, from his residence and taken away in his private Sport Utility Vehicle to a yet-to-be-ascertained destination.
Nitabai was kidnapped on Sunday, February 23, by unknown gunmen, from his residence and taken away in his private Sport Utility Vehicle to a yet-to-be-ascertained destination.
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