Kidnappers of Nollywood actors demand $100,000 ransom
The abductors of Nollywood actors, Cynthia Okereke and Clemson Cornel, have made a demand of $100,00 ransom from the families.
The actors were reported missing after their family members confirmed didn’t return home from a movie set at Ozalla town in Enugu State.
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The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) President, Emeka Rollas, who revealed that the abductors have made contact with the victims’ family members said:
“The kidnappers have made contact and are demanding the sum of $100,000.
“We are not sure what to expect from them because the same thing is happening everywhere.
“We are also working closely with the different security operatives while still hoping for God’s intervention to rescue the actors unhurt.”
He also disclosed that the kidnappers have cleared out the account of actress Cynthia Okereke after the abduction.
Meanwhile, the Police Command in Enugu State said it has launched an investigation to unravel and locate the missing Nollywood actress, Cynthia Okereke.
Enugu Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Enugu.
He said “the current report at our disposal dwells on a case of an abandoned and recovered vehicle, as well as a missing person.
“The vehicle was abandoned and recovered at Four-Corners on Enugu-Port-Harcourt Expressway, precisely within Ozalla community in Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State axis of the road.
“On July 29, at about 7:30 am, we received information that a red-coloured Toyota RAV4 Jeep with registration number AGL 199 CY was noticed to have been parked in an abandoned way at Four-Corners on Enugu-Port-Harcourt Expressway.
“Hence, the location was visited and the vehicle recovered.
“Coincidentally, at about 11:30 am, on the same date, a report was further received stating that the vehicle belongs to one Cynthia Okereke, a Nollywood Actress, who was last seen on July 26,” he said.
The police spokesman added that the report at the command’s disposal revealed that only one person was reported to be missing.
