The abductors of Nollywood actors Cynthia Okereke and Clenson Cornel (a
k.a. Agbogidi) have asked the families of the victims to pay a ransom of US$100,000 in order to free them.
The two members of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) were reported missing after their family members confirmed they did not come back from a film location at Ozalla town in Enugu State.
They were suspected to have been kidnapped by an unknown persons.
The National President of the Guild, Ejezie Emeka Rollas, said the kidnappers had established contact with the families of the victims and demanded a $100,000 ransom.
He said AGN members were praying for God’s intervention and for Him to put confusion in the midst of the criminals.
Rollas said: “The kidnappers have made contact with the families and are demanding the sum of $100,000. We pray to God for his intervention and for Him to put confusion in their midst.”
He added that the guild was working closely with different security operatives to get the actors released.
He said: “We are also working closely with the different security operatives, but we are not sure what to expect from them because the same thing is happening everywhere in the country.”
