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KIDNAPPERS in Rivers State have devised a new means of getting at their victims and making their families part with huge sums of money as ransoms.


It was gathered that kidnappers had begun to send text messages, inviting their victims for job interviews but they hold them hostage as soon as they turn
up at the addresses given to them by the abductors.

A civil servant in the state, who simply identified himself as Joseph told Southern City News how a friend’s cousin was kidnapped after honouring an invitation for a job interview.

Joseph said in a text message sent to our correspondent, “Don’t honour any job interview invitation via sms if you did not apply for it. A family friend’s cousin got one of such sms and he attended the supposed interview only to be held hostage.


“His family was contacted and asked to pay N5m. As at yesterday (Saturday), the kidnappers told the family that theywould accept N2.5 million, which the family cannot afford.

“The guys (kidnappers) are threatening to kill him (their victim) by today if the money is not paid latest today (Sunday).”

When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Nnamdi Omoni, told Southern City News that he would brief the Anti-kidnapping Unit of the
State Police Command on the new development.


Omoni promised that the command would put measures in place to ensure that those behind the dastardly act were arrested and brought to book.


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Kidnappings everywhere. May God's protection be upon us all. Young job seekers too pls don't b so desperate esp wen u didn't apply for a job n u get interview invite.

It keeps getting worse by the day, am sure if the family has the 2.5 million requested, the job seeker would have set up a business long ago.

This stuff is real!. Heard of a similar case in Abuja.

Cc seun Lalasticala

Rubbish country, I witnessed strike since Primary school days till Tertiary. Through and won't be able to go for interviews for the fear of being kidnapped. I repeat, Rubbish Country.

I knew it would come to this.

vlco:
It keeps getting worse by the day, am sure if the family has the 2.5 million requested, the job seeker would have set up a business long ago.

I wonder oooo.

This is pure satanic, devilish and evil. God has help this nation as our political leaders have massively failed the youths!

Person wey no get job nai u dey kidnap, who go pay ransom na?

How will you turn up for an interview for a job you didn't apply for? Na so dem like you reach?

Self-employment is the best employment.

You get 7% Commission for every client that you bring. Many do not know that it's not difficult to become a Landlord in Abuja. Lands as low as 380k, For Sale 1 bedroom Flat=950k. For Pictures and details, check: [url]houselands..com[/url] Someone U know may soon need this info, so save the phone No:0 7059376640

Government should provide adequate jobs to stop indecent act in this Country, anyway, God punish kidnappers.

really sad

D low class stealing from another low class while d Govt thieves kip enjoying and fighting for billions of dollars.We are over cheated.

I don't expect less in a country where the larger percent of the citizenry are unemployed. Man go eat now!

I get those silly text messages all the time and I always insult the hell out of them.

This is just "senseless"!!! Why kidnap a 'jobless' person?

WowSweetGuy:
D low class stealing from another low class while d Govt thieves kip enjoying and fighting for billions of dollars.We are over cheated.

The cheating no be small. We are really over cheated

What is this world turning to?

I have received a similar message more than 3 time, stating "based on referral, u are invited for an interview..."

It's really painful to knw that this country doesn't have leaders that care abt the well-being of the people, else this is a very simple case that if followed up, the culprits will easily be apprehended.

May God save us

Rivers state and kidnapping be like

The state of the nation is really the basic root of all this problems,if there was job for everyone people wun't be lured into kidnapers den and even the kidnappers wouldn't be in the biznes.., So i ask nw which way forward naija Beefing up security or being security concious would only slow it down for a while and not totally eliminating it yet the suitation begs total elimination...

ok

Eaugusta:
I have received a similar message more than 3 time, stating "based on referral, u are invited for an interview..."

It's really painful to knw that this country doesn't have leaders that care abt the well-being of the people, else this is a very simple case that if followed up, the culprits will easily be apprehended.

May God save us

Amen!

And we have some politicians right among us who buried billions of naira on farmland. God! Are you watching us?

Do we all see what happened in Ilorin? Where youths were protesting outside the government house? That’s what Nigerians need to do. Abi are we not tired of the same old, recycled, out – of touch, selfish and insensitive governments?
We have buhari’s reps telling us Nigerians are not suffering? This is coming off the heels of reports that families now resort to stealing pots of food to eat?? Where is our humanity? The same week, we have pictures of Buhari wearing Gucci shoes?

Then there is madam I am not the first lady but “the wife of a president” flying private jets left right and centre doing God knows what with resources. Resources that could be put to better use, even if its just to set up a food bank to tackle the boiling crisis

Nigerian YOUTHS NIGERIAN YOUTHS NIGERIAN YOUTHS, please rise up and go to your state assemblies/government house/secretariats and stage sit out protests in your thousands until this government is brought down. God is NOT going to help us we must help ourselves. Look at black America?

We demand a new party, formed by Nigerians who have
- Never held a political post in the last 30 years and
- Have never being members of any of the ruling and/or opposition parties.

APC has repeatedly blamed PDP for all the woes that betide Nigeria since 1700. Ok, agreed but what do you make of a party made up of aggrieved PDP members? A party made up of corrupt PDP members who switched parties in pursuit of the “sainthood” title of corruption free?

I have family in Nigeria and my heart bleeds. No light, no water, no jobs. Girls resort to prostitution, boys resort to kidnapping, students resort to political thuggery, our parents are owned salaries 6 months on, the “fortunate” ones are paid half salaries yet our leaders are buying penthouse flats for their children in the poshest part of London, Paris, New York.

I got same text but ignored it.

These kidnappers mumu sha,shey person wey get beta money go dey find job wey no lost up and down.. abi na persn wey dey find how to make ends meet go com pay one yeye ransome.. Stupid f00ls..

EternalBeing:
Self-employment is the best employment.

You get 7% Commission for every client that you bring. Many do not know that it's not difficult to become a Landlord in Abuja. Lands as low as 380k, For Sale 1 bedroom Flat=950k. For Pictures and details, check: [url]houselands..com[/url] Someone U know may soon need this info, so save the phone No:0 7059376640

we go dey talk better thing na so some people go dey divert.. You wan do 419 for this thread abi. Shege wawa

Tunami:
I got same text but ignored it.

really? Nawa o

Just be careful! Trust no job interview, trust no one, trust no friend.

Your friend may even be the one that'll give out your contacts to kidnappers.

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May the good Lord save the unemployed from the hands of the enemies. Buhari government should do something urgently