{"id":273193,"date":"2011-01-08T17:39:35","date_gmt":"2011-01-08T17:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=45631"},"modified":"2011-01-08T17:39:35","modified_gmt":"2011-01-08T17:39:35","slug":"abductors-of-mr-ibus-wife-children-demand-n6m-ransom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/01\/08\/abductors-of-mr-ibus-wife-children-demand-n6m-ransom\/","title":{"rendered":"Abductors of Mr Ibu\u2019s Wife, Children demand N6m ransom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_45632\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45632\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-45632\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/01\/08\/abductors-of-mr-ibu%e2%80%99s-wife-children-demand-n6m-ransom\/mribu1\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45632\" title=\"Mribu1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Mribu1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-45632\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">John Okafor and Wife<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nBy Tony Edike<br \/>\nENUGU-KIDNAPPERS of the wife and children of a popular Nollywood   \u00a0actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr. Ibu from Enugu State,   yesterday, reduced the ransom they are demanding for their release from   the initial N50 million to N6 million.<br \/>\nA gang of \u00a0hoodlums suspected to be kidnappers had Tuesday night  invaded  the Agbani Road home of top actor in the Coal City and abducted  his  wife and three children.<br \/>\nThe criminals who reportedly came in a BMW car later released two of  his  children, a boy and girl, but were still holding the wife and one  of  the sons as at the time of filing this report.<br \/>\nSpeaking with reporters \u00a0on phone yesterday, Okafor expressed dismay   over the continued withholding of his wife and son by the kidnappers,   saying that he has continued to plead with them to release them but all   to no avail as they have insisted on getting the money before doing so.<br \/>\n\u201cI am in touch with them, even before your call came in, we just   finished talking and they are seriously demanding N6 million and nothing   less before they could release my people. I\u2019ve pleaded with them; I   wish they will hear my cry and release them,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nAsked whether the police had made any impact in tracking down the   suspected kidnappers, Mr. Ibu said \u201cNo\u201d, but expressed hope that the   police would make an in-road before long.<br \/>\nWhile expressing optimism that the kidnappers would soon free the   \u00a0victims, Okafor attributed the increasing rate of crime and criminality   in the south east to the activities of politicians whom he accused of   arming innocent, frustrated and jobless youths with dangerous weapons,   because of their greed for power.<br \/>\nHe said; \u201cIf you ask me to comment more on this incessant issue of   kidnapping, I will blame it on desperate politicians who are the ones   arming these jobless youths. My family and friends are praying that God   should touch the hearts of these kidnappers so that they can release my   wife and son immediately without any harm or ransom.\u201d<br \/>\nEfforts to speak \u00a0with \u00a0the Public Relations Officer of the Enugu  Police  Command, ASP Ebere Amaraizu on the development failed yester\u00f0ay  as he  did not \u00a0pick his calls.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tony Edike ENUGU-KIDNAPPERS of the wife and children of a popular Nollywood \u00a0actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr. Ibu from Enugu State, yesterday, reduced the ransom they are demanding for their release from the initial N50 million to N6 million. 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