Gunmen have kidnapped Madam Appolonia Amaechi, the mother of Ikechukwu Amaechi.<\/p>\n
Amaechi is the Managing Director\/Editor-in-Chief of TheNiche Newspapers.<\/p>\n
The kidnappers have demanded N20million as ransom for the 79-year-old grandmother.<\/p>\n
Madam Appolonia, a retired teacher, was abducted on Tuesday, March 3.<\/p>\n
She was forcefully taken from her home at Ahiazu in Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State around 8:30 pm.<\/p>\n
Her son, Ikechukwu, narrated the incident to DAILY POST Friday night.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is true. My younger sister called and was crying. I asked what the issue was, and she said that they kidnapped my mother in the village,\u201d Amaechi explained in a down tone.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat my mother had just finished dinner and was in the living room watching television when three men with guns and faces covered came in and went straight after her.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat she was crying and shouting, and they bundled her into a car they drove into my compound and left.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asked who was at home during the attack, the journalist replied: \u201cMy younger brother\u2019s wife, my young cousin in SS3, among those to sit for WAEC this year. You know the way village setting is, so my cousin, a school principal was around.\u201d<\/p>\n
The publisher confirmed that the abductors have made contact. He recalled that they called him through his sister-in-law\u2019s phone which they took when they stormed the residence.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was the phone they used in calling me the following day that they wanted to talk to me. I said okay. They confirmed that they were kidnappers and have my mother.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey said I should talk to her. I spoke to my mother and asked where she was. She said that they were inside the bush and that the Tuesday night rain fell on her.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe said at a stage, they gave her umbrella as a shade. I asked if she had eaten anything, she said that they gave her N100 cracker biscuit.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, they took the phone and told me that if I want to see my mother, I should bring N20million. We\u2019ve been talking since then and I have informed the security people. That is where we are\u201d.<\/p>\n
The kidnappers are insisting on the requested amount even as their location remains unknown.<\/p>\n
Madam Amaechi is said to be diabetic and has been in captivity without her drugs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Gunmen have kidnapped Madam Appolonia Amaechi, the mother of Ikechukwu Amaechi. Amaechi is the Managing Director\/Editor-in-Chief of TheNiche Newspapers. The kidnappers have demanded N20million as ransom for the 79-year-old grandmother. Madam Appolonia, a retired teacher, was abducted on Tuesday, March 3. She was forcefully taken from her home at Ahiazu in Mbaise Local Government Area […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":22298,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,30],"tags":[250,277],"class_list":["post-22294","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","tag-amaechi","tag-kidnapping"],"yoast_head":"\n