Nollywood Actors Recount How Kidnappers Reject N1.2m Ransom, Mock Them

Kidnappers of two Nollywood actors abducted last week have mocked the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) for raising a paltry N1.2 million as a ransom for their release.

The actors, Cynthia Okereke and Clemson Cornel, aka Agbogidi, were reported missing on Thursday.

This was after their family members confirmed they didn’t return home from a film location at Ozalla Town, Enugu State.

By Saturday, their abductors contacted their families, demanding $100,000 as ransom.

In a video clip on social media, the AGN president Emeka Rollas briefed his colleagues about the present situation.

He said that though both actors are still being held captive, “the Guild believes God to do His miracles and wonders at this point”.

He said: “While talking to the abductors, we were trying to explain to them that we were putting some funds together, we were contributing. We said that we have about N1.2 million. And they started laughing at us.

“They started mocking us and saying, ‘all those your celebrities posting on Instagram, why haven’t they contributed?’

“Immediately, it got to me that these people are watching us. It is not the best time to circulate this information on Instagram.”
Mr Rollas said the bank account of the Enugu chapter of AGN had been dedicated for actors to contribute and raise the ransom.

“I urge all of us to see that we make this contribution because we do not know we will be in this kind of situation again. But we pray to God that none of us will have this kind of experience again,” he added.

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