A broadcast journalist,/ Editor,Nten Ekpang has been kidnapped. Nkpang, a staff of Trust TV was kidnapped on 1/12/2023 in Kogi State on his way to Abuja after taking his family for a holiday in Uyo.
According to a close family contact, Kevin Chianan, the kidnappers are demanding N10 million as ransom..
Chianan said “I just received this message from the same Kelvin, moments ago
My name is kelvin and a friend to Nten Ekpang, who happens to travel on Sunday to Akwa-Ibom State to drop his family with the mother inlaw, meanwhile I called him yesterday in the morning and he told me he was in the park to which he was about to leave uyo to Abuja.
I called him back at about 6pm to find out wether he has gotten to Abuja but I couldn’t get in touch with him, his number was switched off. At about 9pm, I was called that he was kidnapped.
The kidnappers later called the wife today and demanded N10 million Ransome. Help to raise appeal for his Release by alerting various security agencies.
I just spoke with his friend now, Kevin, whom he had been calling since he left the park on his way back. He boarded Akwa Ibom state Transport Service from Uyo. The driver was freed along with some three passengers. It happened at a village before Lokoja, Kogi State” .
