The Special Assistant to the Imo State Governor on Public Affairs and
popular Nollywood actress, Nkiru Sylvanus has been kidnapped in Owerri,
the Imo State capital. Sources close to the actress said she was
kidnapped last Saturday night around Concorde Hotel, where she was
believed to have gone for an undisclosed engagement.
It was further gathered that contact had been established with her
abductors and a ransom of N100 million is being demanded for her
release. Though the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO),
Vitalis Onugu said the police was yet to be informed, impeccable
Government House sources had confirmed it.
Nkiru Sylvanus was in a recent cabinet reshuffle by Governor Rochas
Okorocha redeployed her from prevous position as the special assistant,
Lagos Affairs to Imo State, where she assumed her new portfolio until
her kidnap. Meanwhile, a prominent music producer, popularly known as
Bruno was also robbed in Owerri and dispossessed of substantial
valuables.