There was tension on Sunday evening as gunmen stormed the
residence of an engineer, Mr. Samson Opaluwa, in Karmo, Abuja, kidnapping two
ladies in the family after robbing them.
Source
learnt
that while the elder lady, Ejura Opaluwa, is 23 years, her sister, Unekwu is
four years younger.
It was learnt that the gunmen, who drove a blue Honda Accord
car with number plate, HR 152 ABC, stormed the family’s residence on Impresit
Camp, Associated Estate at about 5pm.
The gunmen raided the entire
house and dispossessed the residents of their valuables.
After carrying out the operation, the robbers were said to
have been dissatisfied with the money they got.
The uncle
of the ladies, Mr. Amade Opaluwa, said the abductors had demanded a ransom of
N150m from the family.
He said, “On Sunday evening, they came to the engineer’s
residence in the estate. They made away with some amount of money, but still
went ahead to abduct our two sisters. We have reported the incident to the Life
Camp Police Division, and they said they were on top of the situation.
“The abductors have contacted us. They initially demanded
N200m as ransom, but now, they have brought it down to N150m. We implore anyone
with useful information to help us by contacting the nearest police station.”
Our correspondent further learnt that although there had
been incidence of robbery in other houses in and around the estate, the gunmen
robbed only the Opaluwa family on Sunday before making away with the sisters.
It was also leant that Ejura studies Medicine at the St.
Lucia University in South America, while the younger sister is an Economics
student at the Covenant University, Ogun State.
The uncle further noted that the father, Samson, who is a
director in the Federal Ministry of Works, and the mother were worried about
the whereabouts of their daughters.
He added that the entire family hoped that they would be
released as soon as possible.
When our correspondent contacted the Abuja Police Public
Relations Officer, Altine Daniel, she confirmed the abduction and said the
police were working on it.
“Yes, a case of abduction was reported to the police
division, and this is a case which involves human lives.
“So, we are treading softly, and we are keeping our fingers
crossed.
“I assure you that the police are working on it, and I do
not want to say more than that,” she said.
No comments:
Post a Comment