Kidnappers demand N1bn ransom for PDP chieftain
A-Gunmen, who abducted the chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Akwa Ibom State, Chief Eyo Edet, popularly called Eyo Aswang, have reportedly demanded N1 billion before letting him off the hook. The PDP strong man was abducted at his filling station at Marina in Oron and whisked him away to an unknown destination in the swamp. The victim, who is the Chairman of Eyotech Oil Nigeria Limited, has since spent over a week in captivity. The kidnappers were said to have beaten him before whisking him away in their Sienna SUV and subsequently transferred him into a waiting speed boat at the sea side and set the Sienne SUV that they came with for the operation ablaze. According to a source, contact has been made with the family and the abductors were asking for N1 billion to free him. The source lamented that the ransom fee was too high as the family cannot afford it and pleaded that he should be released unconditionally . “In fact the amount t...