Businessman’s Wife Kidnapped At Night In Delta

Armed men, on Tuesday night, kidnapped the wife of a businessman, Mrs. Christie Orakeme, at her home in Asaba, Delta State.

Sources in Asaba said Mrs. Orakeme was abducted in her car about 10:25pm while waiting for her son to open the gate.

One of her son's, Junior, narrated how the hoodlums kidnap his mom.

He said: “My mother went out about 9 p.m. to attend to urgent matters at the church. She returned and was waiting at the gate when armed men attacked her.

“They forced her out of her car and bundled her into their car, a Mercedes Benz, and zoomed off. I pursued them on foot, and shouted for help, but no one came out.”

NAN reports that  the kidnappers called the victim’s family last night with her phone, demanding N60 million ransom, but later reduced the amount to N25 million.

The victim’s husband, Mr. Osita Orakeme, who arrived from his base in Oghara, near Warri, confirmed the abductors called him twice, and have reduced their ransom to N25 million.

“They have called me twice. In fact, they called to say I should give them N25 million, but I told them I don’t have such amount of money, and they hung up the phone,” he said.

Police spokesman Andrew Aniamaka confirmed the incident. Investigation has commenced.