The whereabouts of Akwa Ibom politician and businessman, Obong Amaete
Ntuk kidnapped over the weekend is still unknown, his abductors are
demanding N50 Million naira as ransom.
A close source to the family, who confided in Vanguard Newspapers in
Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital on Monday said the hoodlums had earlier
demanded for N50 Million but have reversed to N1.5 Million before he
could be released.
The
kidnap of the former Chairman of Ikot Abasi and wife is coming after a
lull was observed in the state for a reasonable period of time but, with
the incident on Saturday, the illicit business may have been revived.
Meanwhile, Akwa Ibom State Police Command has begun a manhunt for the
immediate release of the victims. Police Public Relations Officer
(PPRO), Cordelia Nwawe in a terse reaction to our Correspondent on the
telephone said, ‘‘Investigation for his release is in progress’’. Obong
Ntuk was reportedly abducted with his wife around 7 PM on Saturday, on
his way home from Ibom International Airport after they had attended an
event in Abuja last Friday.
The incident, it was reliably gathered occurred around Ekparakwa
community in Oruk Anam Local Government, a gateway to Ikot Abasi. Obong
Ntuk, it would be recalled was elected Chairman of Ikot Abasi Local
Government Area of the State in 1990, under the National Republican
Convention (NRC).
Source: Vanguard
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