Nigeria - Nollywood Actress Nkiru Sylvanus Kidnapped, N 100 Million Ransom Demanded
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Nollywood star and a Special Assistant to Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, Nkiru Sylvanus, has been kidnapped local online news agency in Nigeria reports.
Her friends have confirmed to reporters in Nigeria that the fair-skinned actress, was abducted this afternoon and her abductors are demanding a hefty N100 million ransom.
This development comes barely one week after the kidnap of Dr. Kanene Okonjo, mother of Nigeria’s Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo Iweala.
She was released five days later, amidst unconfirmed reports that the family parted with a sizeable amount.
Nigeria is one of the worst countries in the world for kidnapping, a lucrative criminal enterprise worth millions of dollars a year. Abductions are most rife in the oil states, especially Delta state, but they are also common throughout the south, including in the commercial capital Lagos.
Kidnapping for political reasons is less common, though it does occur. Gangs operate throughout the Niger Delta, which is home to Africa's largest oil industry. The majority of people abducted are Nigerians but foreign oil and construction workers have also been frequent targets.
Local newspapers carry a story about a new kidnapping almost every day, often of professionals or relatives of politicians, but rarely anyone as high profile as the finance minister's mother.
This development comes barely one week after the kidnap of Dr. Kanene Okonjo, mother of Nigeria’s Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo Iweala.
She was released five days later, amidst unconfirmed reports that the family parted with a sizeable amount.
Nigeria is one of the worst countries in the world for kidnapping, a lucrative criminal enterprise worth millions of dollars a year. Abductions are most rife in the oil states, especially Delta state, but they are also common throughout the south, including in the commercial capital Lagos.
Kidnapping for political reasons is less common, though it does occur. Gangs operate throughout the Niger Delta, which is home to Africa's largest oil industry. The majority of people abducted are Nigerians but foreign oil and construction workers have also been frequent targets.
Local newspapers carry a story about a new kidnapping almost every day, often of professionals or relatives of politicians, but rarely anyone as high profile as the finance minister's mother.
