Gunmen who at the weekend abducted Erepamo Eradiri, a brother of the President of Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) Worldwide, Udengs Eradiri, in Bayelsa State, have demanded N20 million ransom. It was gathered that Eradiri was kidnapped on Friday at Famgbe, a riverine community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state. The kidnappers were said to have established contact with their victim’s family to demanded the N20 million ransom shortly after the incident. They were said to have accosted Eradiri on a commercial tricycle and whisked him away to an unknown place. It is suspected in some quarters that the kidnappers must have taken him to a creek in Lokpogbene, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of the state. The IYC leader, who confirmed the incident, said the abductors reached him on phone and demanded N20 million. He insisted that no money would be paid by any member of his family for his brother to be released. Source: Daily Independent
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