Suspected kidnappers on Friday night abducted the General Manager of the Edo State-owned broadcast outfit, the Edo Broadcasting Service, Mr. Tunde Ebosojie.
He was said to have been abducted while returning from work.
Sources said the kidnappers had contacted the family and demanded a ransom of N20m.
A senior police officer confirmed the incident to EXCLUSIVE.com on Friday and said they were putting all necessary machinery in place to rescue the journalist.
The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Ansel Ojezua, expressed worry over the rising spate of kidnapping in the state, which before now, seemed to have been targeted at medical practitioners.
He urged the police and other security agents to step up their operation and rise to the occasion by curbing kidnapping in the state.
“The kidnap of the General Manager of EBS is unfortunate and makes no sense as he is a public servant with limited resources. I appeal to the abductors to release him without delay,” Ojezua said
He was said to have been abducted while returning from work.
Sources said the kidnappers had contacted the family and demanded a ransom of N20m.
A senior police officer confirmed the incident to EXCLUSIVE.com on Friday and said they were putting all necessary machinery in place to rescue the journalist.
The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Ansel Ojezua, expressed worry over the rising spate of kidnapping in the state, which before now, seemed to have been targeted at medical practitioners.
He urged the police and other security agents to step up their operation and rise to the occasion by curbing kidnapping in the state.
“The kidnap of the General Manager of EBS is unfortunate and makes no sense as he is a public servant with limited resources. I appeal to the abductors to release him without delay,” Ojezua said
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