Kidnappers demand N20 million for kidnapped retired school principal.

Kidnappers demand N20 million for kidnapped retired school principal.

 

requesting N20 million ransom for Ezekiel Paul, the retired school principal they

 kidnapped on Sunday at his residence in Ikot Abasi Akpan, Mkpat Enin Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State. Paul was picked up at 7 a.m. from his residence near the Community Civic Centre as he

 prepared to attend Mass at St. Pius Church Parish. Police Public Relations Officer, Akwa Ibom State Command, ASP Timfon John, revealed yesterday that "the police are

 aware and strategic efforts are ongoing" to rescue yet another victim of repeated kidnaps in Akwa Ibom.

According to a source, Akparawa Ezekiel Paul was kidnapped on Sunday at 7:00 a.m. when he came out of his house. He was doing some housework before heading to

 Mass at his parish, St. Pius X, when these boys who had been waiting around the compound without his knowledge attacked him. "He was blindfolded and taken to

 where they parked their motorcycles on the road by about five people, as the victim was crying for aid while they took him away to an unknown place on one of the bikes.Mrs. Mary Ezekiel, the victim's wife, alerted

 police after hearing the scuffle and observing the activities in the property."