Suspected armed-robbers on Sunday evening
stormed the residence of , Mr. Samson Opaluwa, in Karmo,
Abuja, kidnapping two ladies in the family after robbing them.
We learnt that while the elder lady, Ejura Opaluwa, is 23 years, her sister, Unekwu is four years younger.
It was learnt that the gunmen, who drove
a blue Honda Accord car with number plate, HR 152 ABC, stormed the
family’s residence on Impresit Camp, Associated Estate at about 5pm.
Our correspondent gathered that the gunmen raided the entire house and dispossessed the residents of their valuables.
After carrying out the operation, the robbers were said to have been dissatisfied with the money they got.
It was gathered that as they were leaving, they abducted the two sisters.
Speaking with our correspondent on the
telephone, the uncle of the ladies, Mr. Amade Opaluwa, said the
abductors had demanded a ransom of N150m from the family.
He said, “On Sunday evening, they came
to the engineer’s residence in the estate. They made away with some
amount of money, but still went ahead to abduct our two sisters. We have
reported the incident to the Life Camp Police Division, and they said
they were on top of the situation.
“The abductors have contacted us. They
initially demanded N200m as ransom, but now, they have brought it down
to N150m. We implore anyone with useful information to help us by
contacting the nearest police station.”
Our correspondent further learnt that
although there had been incidence of robbery in other houses in and
around the estate, the gunmen robbed only the Opaluwa family on Sunday
before making away with the sisters.
It was also leant that Ejura studies
Medicine at the St. Lucia University in South America, while the younger
sister is an Economics student at the Covenant University, Ogun State.
The uncle further noted that the father,
Samson, who is a director in the Federal Ministry of Works, and the
mother were worried about the whereabouts of their daughters.
He added that the entire family hoped that they would be released as soon as possible.
When our correspondent contacted the
Abuja Police Public Relations Officer, Altine Daniel, she confirmed the
abduction and said the police were working on it.
“Yes, a case of abduction was reported to the police division, and this is a case which involves human lives.
“So, we are treading softly, and we are keeping our fingers crossed.
“I assure you that the police are working on it, and I do not want to say more than that,” she said.
We really hope they are working on it because these girls are just too beautiful!!!
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