Kidnappers of prominent Nollywood actors and members of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Cynthia Okereke and Clemson Cornel aka Agbogidi, who were kidnapped in an Enugu suburb days ago, have contacted their families, demanding for a $100,000 ransom.
The actors, who are renowned for starring in movies shot in Enugu and Delta states, were reported missing after their family members confirmed that they didn’t return home from a film location at Ozalla Town, Enugu State, on Thursday.
The AGN National President, Emeka Rollas, told journalists on Saturday that the kidnappers are requesting a lump sum in dollars as ransom.
Rollas said that the AGN is working closely with the families of the victims and the security forces to ensure their safe release.
“The kidnappers have made contact with the families and are demanding the sum of $100,000. We pray to God for his intervention and for Him to put confusion in their midst.
“We are also working closely with the different security operatives, but we are not sure what to expect from them because the same thing is happening everywhere in the country,” he said.
AGN’s Director of Communications, Monalisa Chinda, broke the news of the kidnap of the actors in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday.
Ms Chinda said their kidnap had increased fear amongst members about the safety of actors filming in the country.
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Meanwhile, the Enugu State Police Command has said it has launched investigation to unravel and locate the missing Nollywood actress, Cynthia Okereke.
Police Public Relations Officer of the state, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, made this known on Saturday in Enugu.
Ndukwe said the current report at the disposal of the Police dwells on a case of an abandoned and recovered vehicle, as well as one missing person.
He said 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 7:30am, 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 11:30am, on the same date, a report was further received stating that the vehicle belongs to one Cynthia Okereke (f), a Nollywood Actress, who was last seen on July 26,” he said.
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