A Channels Television journalist, Joshua Rogers, was abducted from his home in Rumuosi, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State by unidentified gunmen. The incident occurred on Thursday night around 9 pm, as he returned from work. He was reportedly followed to his residence by the assailants who then confronted him at gunpoint, forcing him into his car and driving off.
Rogers, who serves as the Government House correspondent for Channels Television, had earlier covered an event in Ndoni, Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni LGA, where Governor Siminalayi Fubara inaugurated a primary healthcare center donated to the state by former Rivers State Governor, Peter Odili.
The abductors subsequently contacted Rogers’ wife, demanding a ransom of N30 million. Attempts to reach the Police Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko, for comment were unsuccessful.