{"id":451412,"date":"2011-07-01T01:24:01","date_gmt":"2011-07-01T01:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/07\/01\/bayelsa-monarch%e2%80%99s-kidnappers-demand-n25m-ransom\/"},"modified":"2011-07-01T01:24:01","modified_gmt":"2011-07-01T01:24:01","slug":"bayelsa-monarchs-kidnappers-demand-n25m-ransom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/01\/bayelsa-monarchs-kidnappers-demand-n25m-ransom\/","title":{"rendered":"Bayelsa monarch\u2019s kidnappers demand N25m ransom"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a0By George Onah & Samuel Oyadongha<\/strong><\/p>\n

Port Harcourt \u2013 Abductors of the Bayelsa State traditional ruler, King Owei Ere,\u00a0 who was seized in Rivers State,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 have demanded N25 million ransom, a family member has\u00a0 said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the family has pleaded with the kidnappers of the monarch to set him free.<\/p>\n

The family source,\u00a0 who did not want his name in print told Vanguard, yesterday, that \u201cour concern is that the kidnappers are demanding N25 million before they would let him go. I don\u2019t know where they expect us to get that kind of money from. We spoke to our king and he appeared to be hale and hearty.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pleading with King Ere\u2019s abductors to set him free, the family source said, \u201cwe are praying to God to touch the heart of the kidnappers to set him free. We do not have the ransom they are demanding.\u201d<\/p>\n

Condemning the abduction, Chairman of Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers, King Theophilus Princewill, said it was \u201castonishing that monarchs are now targets of kidnappers. What can they get from him, we are all surprised at this.\u201d<\/p>\n

But spokesman for the joint Bayelsa and Rivers States Traditional Rulers Council,\u00a0 King Josua Egbagara,\u00a0 described the kidnap of the monarch as \u201can insult to the traditional institution,\u201d in the region.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis type of thing cannot happen elsewhere. We are appealing to the youths, who kidnapped the king to set him free, so that he can return to his family and kingdom to perform his duties.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although Police spokesman, Mr. Ben Uguegbulam, said that the command was \u201con top of the situation and doing everything possible to rescue the king,\u201d the traditional rulers called on security agencies to re-double their efforts at securing the release of the monarch.<\/p>\n

The monarch, who is the Ibenanaowei of Ogboin Clan in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, was taken hostage five days ago at Rumuji, Emohua Local Government Area in Rivers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The family source,\u00a0 who did not want his name in print told Vanguard, yesterday, that \u201cour concern is that the kidnappers are demanding N25 million before they would let him go<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-451412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\nBayelsa monarch\u2019s kidnappers demand N25m ransom - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/01\/bayelsa-monarchs-kidnappers-demand-n25m-ransom\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Bayelsa monarch\u2019s kidnappers demand N25m ransom - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"\u00a0By George Onah & Samuel Oyadongha Port Harcourt \u2013 Abductors of the Bayelsa State traditional ruler, King Owei Ere,\u00a0 who was seized in Rivers State,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 have demanded N25 million ransom, a family member has\u00a0 said. 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