*His Royal Highness, Eze Joel Ndenkwo’s kidnappers demand N200m as ransom
*Say the ransom must be paid on or before today, September 13
*Monarch was kidnapped in front of his office along Tetlow Road, Owerri– Eyewitness
*Investigations into the matter has begun, says Police spokesman
By Our Correspondent
Amidst rising cases of violent crimes in the south eastern part of the country especially in Imo and Anambra states, those who kidnapped a prominent traditional ruler in Imo state, Eze Joel Ndenkwo have demanded for N200 million as ransom.
It would be recalled that Ndenkwo who is also a business man was kidnapped in front of his office at the ever busy Tetlow Road in Owerri, the Imo state capital around 5pm on Friday has spent two days in the kidnappers den before making their demands.
An eye witness disclosed that the Isiala Umudi Autonomous Community monarch’s abductors had forced him inside their vehicle’s booth and zoomed off.
Another source close to the kidnapped monarch said that his kidnappers called for the first time on Sunday and placed the mouth-watering amount as the condition for his release.
He disclosed that the kidnappers called one of his siblings through the monarch’s phone.
“The news is true. The kidnappers of his Royal Highness have called. They called his family for the first time since his abduction on Sunday. They asked the family to make available N200m on Monday. They called through his phone. I doubt where they will get that kind of money from”, the source said.
The police spokesperson for the command, Michael Abattam, said that the command had begun investigations into the matter and that the perpetrators if apprehended would face the full wrath of the law.
