Abuja Kidnappers demand N30m ransom

After being kidnapped from the Army estate in Kurudu, Barrister Cyril Adikwu's wife and his two in-laws are demanding a ransom of N30 million to be released.

The Nation has previously revealed how his wife and his two in-laws were abducted after kidnappers broke into the estate on Thursday night at around ten o'clock.

Adikwu, who managed to flee when the kidnappers visited his estate, claimed to have communicated with them and that they had requested a ransom of more than 30 million naira within a specific time frame.

He said: “It all happened on Thursday night at about 10:00 pm when a vehicle containing those who were kidnapped drove into my compound, and then all of a sudden, the kidnappers followed the vehicle into my compound.

“I was upstairs and heard strange sounds, so I peeped through the burglary door upstairs and saw one of them who was kidnapped on the floor. I asked what was going on there, and she said, ‘I don’t know, these men are asking me to go down, then it occurred to me they were kidnappers.

“Then I started screaming ‘Kidnappers help” at the top of my voice, at this point, they started shooting at me upstairs; I was able to escape and then they started shooting guns in the air while they took the three of them away.

“There were about 8 of them, and they walked through the bush path over the hill to the other side, not up to 40 minutes later, they left; I was called to provide a ransom, I don’t want to mention the amount because already false information is everywhere in the media about the whole incident, but I can assure you it’s more than 30 million.

“I am traumatized right now after the whole incident, and the kidnappers have been calling me and have given me a time frame.”

According to an estate management representative who wished to remain anonymous, the estate management is assisting security services in their efforts to free the victims who have been abducted.

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