Kidnappers who abducted a Chinese national, Mr. Sam Wie, and a Nigerian, Mr. David Adenaiye, in Kwara State are demanding N1 billion for their release, according to new intelligence received on Friday.
Security analyst Zagazola Makama reported that the assailants used the victims’ mobile phones to contact an associate identified as Mr. Leo Liang, delivering the ransom demand through the call.
The abduction occurred during a violent raid on a mining site on Wednesday. The attack also claimed the lives of two officers from the Police Mobile Force who had been assigned to protect the expatriates.
Security agencies, in collaboration with local vigilante groups, have launched a search-and-rescue operation in an effort to secure the safe return of the victims.
