Kidnappers demand N500m ransom to free Pres. Jonathan's uncle

Abductors of Inengite Nitabai, the 70-year old
uncle of President Goodluck Jonathan, have
demanded a N500m ransom, Sahara Reporters
report.
A security source said that the abductors
threatened to kill him if the family fails to produce
the money. The source also said the family had
constituted a committee to evaluate the demand,
establish negotiations with the abductors and
facilitate his release.
He said the kidnappers had also warned against
the involvement of security operatives in the
matter.
"The kidnappers contacted the family four days
after and demanded a whopping sum of N500m.
It is believed that the family of the victim has
begun negotiations with the hoodlums," he said.
Tension and panic set in when the kidnappers
failed to establish any contact with the family of
their victim three days after he was abducted.
That development was said to have rattled the
Presidency, which reportedly ordered a massive
deployment of security in Otuoke, the hometown
of the Jonathans, and the Niger Delta creeks.
The gunmen abducted Nitabai on Sunday after
collecting about N400,000 from his wife.
Source: Sahara Reporters