Kidnappers Chairman Of Cometstar Manufacturing Company Tells His Family 'Pay N220m Ransom Or We Kill Him '

Some days after the abduction of the Chairman of Cometstar Manufacturing Company, Sir James Uzochukwu Uduji by unknown gunmen in front of his residence at 7th Avenue in Festac town, Lagos, his abductors have insisted on collecting $1million or he dies.

The minimum the naira equivalent of their demand will cost the victim’s family is N220mil­lion.

His abductors were said to have laid an ambush at 72nd junction along 7th Avenue at a bad portion of the road close to Uduji’s residence. As soon as he was sighted, the gunmen deliberately hit his car as in an accident scenario, which forced the driver to stop to ascertain the extent of damage.

In the process, the gunmen opened fire, shot the driver and drove off with Chief Uduji to an unknown destination. Saturday Sun reliably gathered that his abductors have since demanded the sum of one million dollars ($1M) as ransom.

It was also learnt that the family has been able to cough out and handed over N100million cash to the abductors but they insist that the balance of N120million must be paid. They are said to have suggested that Chief Uduji should send one his family members to come and take his place in captivity and he will be released so that he would go and source for the balance.