Tension as gunmen kidnap popular businessman in Imo

<p>“The situation is under control. The fire started around 4:30 am on Monday, and when we got the information, our men were quickly mobilised to the scene, and they condoned off the area to avoid any case of vandalism,” he said.</p>, <p>There was tension on Friday evening when gunmen reportedly kidnapped John Ugorji, the owner of Johnny Supermarket and Pharmacy at the popular Ikenegbu Layout in Owerri, the Imo State capital.</p>, <p>The Spokesperson of the Osun State Police Command, Yemisi Opalola also confirmed the accident.</p>, <p>The Police authorities have established contact with a coast guard officer from Saô Tomē and Principe and are making concerted effort to reunite them with their families.</p>, <p>“Her corpse has been deposited in the mortuary for autopsy.”</p>, <p>The statement issued on Monday to DAILY POST, through the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Asinim Butswat, said “The two fishermen, Antonio Sabino ‘m’ 52 years and Osorio Pires ‘m’ 41 years from Neves in SaôTomē and Principe got lost in the Atlantic Ocean for five days before being rescued by a Captain of a fishing trawler.”</p>, <p>Men of the fire service from Delta and Anambra states are currently at the scene battling with the situation at the time of filing this report.</p>, <p>“The kidnappers have not yet contacted the family members. We hope they will spare his life and let him return home unharmed.”</p>, <p>According to information obtained by DAILY POST, the woman died on Saturday, and as a result of her death, her Agunbelewo area, residents have been thrown into mourning.</p>, <p>He said the Portuguese-speaking fishermen, who were visibly worried, were demonstrating with sign language before they were handed over to the police, as it appears impossible to communicate with them because of the language barrier.</p>, <p>In 2019, bodies of two male fishermen at an advanced stage decomposition were found in a fishing boat that drifted ashore in Okpoama from Saọ̄ Tomē and Principe.</p>, <p>According to him, the command received a dis