Kidnappers of the founder and President of the Solid Rock Church, Apostle John Okoriko, in the Mkpat Enin local government area of Akwa Ibom atate, have reduced the ransom from N100 million to N30 million.
The cleric was abducted in the church’s premises on Tuesday around 5pm by the hoodlums, who scaled the fence and dragged their victim to the gate before whisking him away.
A family source on Friday said the abductors later used the victim’s phone to communicate with his family.
The source said the kidnappers first demanded N100 million, but when the family could not raise the money, they reduced it to N30 million.
“This morning again, the man of God called us and said his abductors were still demanding N30 million. We don’t have such money. We are still begging them,” he added.
Blueprint learnt that some 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.
However, the Police Public Relations Officer, Odiko Macdon, has assured that the police would not spare any effort to ensure that the kidnapped pastor regained his freedom.
