{"id":181377,"date":"2022-04-22T07:22:32","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T06:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=181377"},"modified":"2022-04-22T07:22:32","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T06:22:32","slug":"gunmen-reduce-akwa-ibom-pastors-ransom-to-n30m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/04\/22\/gunmen-reduce-akwa-ibom-pastors-ransom-to-n30m\/","title":{"rendered":"Gunmen reduce Akwa Ibom pastor\u2019s ransom to N30m"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gunmen who kidnapped the founder and President of the Solid Rock Church, Apostle John Okoriko, in the Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, have reportedly cut off the ransom from\u00a0N100m to N30m.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that the Nigerian\u00a0cleric was abducted on the church\u2019s premises on Tuesday around 5pm by the hoodlums, who scaled the fence and dragged their victim to the gate before whisking him away.<\/p>\n<p>A source who is a close relative on Thursday told newsmen that\u00a0the abductors later used the victim\u2019s phone to communicate with his family.<\/p>\n<p>According to the source,\u00a0the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/04\/22\/hunters-kill-two-suspected-kidnappers-in-kogi\/\">kidnappers<\/a> first demanded N100m, but when the family could not raise the money, they reduced it to N30m.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis morning again, the man of God called us and said his abductors were still demanding N30m. We don\u2019t have such money. We are still begging them,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>It was also learnt that\u00a0some stakeholders in the church warned members of the church to stop all social media posts on the matter in order to help security agencies in intelligence gathering.<\/p>\n<p>The state Police Public Relations Officer, Odiko Macdon, said the police would not spare any effort to ensure that the kidnapped pastor regained his freedom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gunmen who kidnapped the founder and President of the Solid Rock Church, Apostle John Okoriko, in the Mkpat Enin Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, have reportedly cut off the ransom from\u00a0N100m to N30m. 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