We would like to request any and every assistance you can supply in
securing my fathers release from kidnap.
My name is Mr Obinna Nwosuagwu and my my father's name is Mr Peter
Otuomasirichi Nwosuagwu. He was born on the 21st of August, 1944. He
worked in Shell as a procurement and Logistics manager with Shell
Portharcourt for over 30 years and retired in1998.
We are from Umuoke, Umuwanwa of Umuahia South LGA. My community is
popularly called Umuopara Community. Our house is the last Compound in
the village before you get to the bridge that leads to Mbaise.
My father is very actively in involved in the Methodist Church infact
the Methodist Church in Umuwanwa is called St. Peters Methodist
Church. He is retired and is not into any business at all apart from
being actively involved in the methodist church activities.
He went for an ordination service that commenced at 09:00 hours at the
St Peters Methodist Church on Sunday 14th June in Umunwanwa. It was an
occasion that he was expected for. Before then he had not been to the
village in 7 weeks.
At 1am on the same night(wee hours of 15th June) he was kidnapped by
heavily armed men who shot sporadically at the villagers. No one was
hurt though but my father was taken away. The kidnappers made their
first call to my sister, Ugochi Nwachukwu at about 2am seeking N120mm
ransom money. They went along with my fathers phone and have
continually used the phone to make communications. His phone no. is
08033100042.
My sister told them that she would do her possible best to get money.
The police was contacted immediately. The Rivers State command said it
was not in their region thus they couldn't get involved. The Abia
State command was also informed. A police report was registered at
Ubakala Police Station. A report was also filed with The Joint Task
Force Umuahia under Obinze. Police people from Umuahia did visit the
house and take pictures but nothing more.
We have appealed to Shell Portharcourt to intervene but received very
little support.
Mr Jerry Uzosike an Umuahia local councillor person involved in also
informed some prominent people in the state. However we have not heard
anything else from the Police.
We were adviced to tell mtn to trace the calls to the nearest location
but they require an extract and a police escort that knows about the
case. Unfortunately my sister who is the only one handling the case
and lives in ph went to MTN in ph but the report was filed in Umuahia
so they have to look for a way to get a police man from Umuahia.
As at Yesterday 16th June the ransom funds reduced to N20mm. We have
raised all we have and it is at N7mm, however each time they call my
father speaks to my sister and says we should continue to sell off
things until we get the N20mm. As it stands today 17th June that is
all we have. we simply cannot offer any more unless we go at borrowing
some more money but we also do not want our father to be hurt. Friends
have adviced that in our hurry to get him out we might actually not be
helping matters.
As at now the kidnappers have called my sister again asking for
recharge card of N1500. They also say they are relocating him this
evening. They are flipping through all the names in my fathers phone
and are calling all the people he knows to warn us to bring the money.
My father is presently recovering from a prostrate cancer operation we
do worry for his frail condition.
Please help me sir however you can. He has sacrificed his life
bringing up all 5 of us children. This is the time we are hoping to
start repaying him and this happens.
As we have received very little support from the Abia State
Government, we would like to request any support you can provide to
make this case known so that more attention can be paid to negotiate
his release.
