Terrorists on Thursday night, abducted a reporter with Channels Television, Mr Joshua Rogers, at his residence in Rumuosi in Obio/Akpor local government area of Rivers state.
Rogers, who covers the Rivers State Government House for his organisation, was reportedly trailed to his residence after he closed from work.
The terrorists reportedly abducted him before he alighted from his car, pointed a gun at him and whisked him away along with his vehicle off to an unknown destination at about 9 pm.
A source who said he doesn’t want his name mentioned, said the reporter had earlier covered an event in Ndoni in the Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni local government area of the state where Governor Siminalayi Fubara, inaugurated a Primary Healthcare Centre.
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The facility was built and donated to the state by the PAMO Educational Foundation, founded by former Rivers governor, Dr Peter Odili, on Thursday.
According to the source, “Yes, he was kidnapped last night at his residence in Rumuosi and taken away in his car by some unknown gunmen.
“We are appealing to the kidnappers to release him immediately and unhurt. He is just a journalist doing his job and not a money bag. So I don’t know the purpose of his kidnap.”
It was also gathered that the hoodlums had contacted his wife and demanded N30 million as ransom before releasing him.
Rivers State, also known as Rivers, is a state in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria (Old Eastern Region).
Formed in 1967, when it was split from the former Eastern Region, Rivers State borders include Imo and Anambra to the north, Abia and Akwa Ibom to the east, and Bayelsa and Delta to the west.
The State capital, Port Harcourt, is a metropolis that is considered to be the commercial center of the Nigerian oil industry.
