The kidnapped Channels Television correspondent, Mr. Tope Kutiyi, has been released.
This development was made known by management of the Television station on Wednesday.

It would be recalled that Kutiyi, in the early hours of Monday was kidnapped by unknown armed men at his residence in Federal Housing Estate, Umuguma area of Imo state.

Meanwhile, the abductors who spoke with a friend of the victim had earlier demanded a ransom of N15 million.

A press statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Imo State Governor, Mr. Sam Onwuemeodo, said the attention of the state government had been drawn to the incident.

He reminded the kidnappers that the ‘young man was only a reporter.’

According to him, those behind the kidnapping have just decided to inconvenience the victim and his family.

“A journalist cannot afford to pay any ransom. To us he must have been a victim of mistaken identity,” Onwuemeodo had said.

It’s, however, unclear if the said amount was paid to secure the journalist’s release.



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lalasticlala, mynd44, seun...good news. am happy for him .

good

Kidnapping is now lucrative in the East. The governors should declare a death sentence and increase security.

guy, are you kidding me?

hungryboy:
Good for him,
Abeg where dem teach pesin how to kidnap?,
I for like learn the business

thank God

your name will soon change from hungryboy to kujeboy

hungryboy:
Good for him,
Abeg where dem teach pesin how to kidnap?,
I for like learn the business

hungryboy:
oga, i resemble joker for your eye?
I dey find big kidnapper to do apprentice for,
If you get link,
Give me.

go sambisa forest

Kidnapping is a very Lucrative Business


U don't pay befor u start Earning

But if u are caught Death is the Penalty

Thank God for life well preserved.

hungryboy:
Good for him, Abeg where dem teach pesin how to kidnap?, I for like learn the business

for kirikiri. Its free

Thank God oooo!

the governor of imo is a joker....the kidnappers knew he was a reporter...they were expecting channels tv to pay the ransome, not the reporters family...

Thanks to God

ok

They have made a believer of the guy.

Thank God u r safe.

Abeg Gimba Umar, no go dey do correspondence ooo, just dey studio dey talk the news

Only in Nigeria...SMH

Thank God for him o.

ok na
for a long as kidnapping brings home so much money for these criminals, it would never stop

just like what happened in oyo, let death sentence be legalised for these people

if they can bring those Bakassi boys again, it won't be a bad idea

So quick

Why is it that 15million seems to be the asking kidnap price?

Thank God oo

Another Rochas-engineered kidnap gone bad! Rochas is a known 419er looking for means to raise money at all cost! A pot-bellied criminal whom God has cursed!

Thank God he was finally released