Everyone should be careful. I heard kidnappers in Rivers
State have devised a new means of getting at their victims and making their
families part with huge sums of money as ransoms. It was gathered that
kidnappers had begun to send text messages, inviting people for job interviews
but they hold them hostage as soon as they turn up at the addresses given to
them.
A civil servant, who simply identified himself as Joseph
told Southern City News how a friend’s cousin was kidnapped after honouring an
invitation for a job interview. Joseph said in a text message: “Don’t honour
any job interview invitation via sms if you did not apply for it. A family
friend’s cousin got one of such sms and he attended the supposed interview only
to be held hostage.
“His family was contacted and asked to pay N5m. As at
yesterday (Saturday), the kidnappers told the family that they would accept
N2.5 million, which the family cannot afford. “The guys (kidnappers) are
threatening to kill him (their victim) by today if the money is not paid latest
today (Sunday).”
The Anti-kidnapping Unit of the state Police Command is
about being briefed on the new development. The level of desperation out there
these days is alarm. Be careful not to fall victim.
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