The kidnappers of Pa Uroh Tempurah,
father of Bayelsa State Commissioner for Tourism and Development, Mr. Nelson
Belief, have demanded for N98 million ransom to set him free.
The heavily armed kidnappers were
said to have stormed the coastal settlement in a speedboat at 2.56am and made
away with their victim.
It was, however, learnt that the
gunmen, who seized the aged man, described “as a man of peace” by his community
folks, Monday night contacted his son, Belief, demanding N98 million before he
would be set free.
According to the commissioner, “Yes,
I spoke with my father yesterday (Monday).”
He confirmed the N98 million ransom
demand by the kidnappers. As the kidnappers allowed him to hear his father’s
voice before making their outrageous demand.
The state Police Public Relations
Officer, Mr. Alex Akhigbe, who confirmed that the kidnappers had established
contact with their victim’s family, said the police were on the trail of the
kidnappers.
“We have deployed a crack team of
operatives from the anti-kidnapping squad to strategic locations in the creek
and they are on the trail of the kidnappers. They will be fished out and
brought to book,” he said.
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