A journalist working for Channels Television in Rivers State, Joshua Rogers, has been abducted by gunmen at his residence in Rumuosi, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the State.
Rogers was kidnapped on Thursday night at about 9:00pm after he was reportedly trailed to his residence after he closed from work.
His attackers reportedly accosted him at gunpoint, whisking him away in his car.
Rogers, who is the Government House correspondent for Channels Television, had on Thursday covered an event in Ndoni, Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni local government area of the state, where Governor Siminalayi Fubara commissioned a primary healthcare centre built and donated to the state by former Rivers State Governor, Peter Odili.
It was gathered that the hoodlums had contacted his wife, demanding N30 million as ransom.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) DSP, Grace Iringe-Koko, was not picking up her calls when reached for comment.
Credit: Daily Post except headline
