Abductors of Samson Siasia’s mother, Mrs Beauty
Ogere Siasia, have reduced their demand for the release of the 79-year-old
woman to N50million from initial N70million.
Samson Siasia, a former Super Eagles striker and
coach, and his family were understood to have pleaded with his mother’s
abductors to accept N500, 000, explaining he has been out of a job for some
time now.
The 79-year-old Beauty Ogere Siasia was kidnapped 16
days ago alongside 65-year-old Florence Donana and her 17-year old
granddaughter. The victims were taken
away from their Odoni community, in Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa
State, on July 15 at about 2 a.m.
Siasia, however, begged the kidnappers to set his
aged mother free unconditionally saying he was out of the job and had no such
money to pay them.
“The kidnappers have reduced the ransom from N70m to N50m without consideration to the health of the woman. The family offered to pay N500,000 to secure the freedom of the woman but the kidnappers rebuffed the offer saying it was too small,” a family member said.
The family member raised concerns over the health of
Ogere given the rainy season and extremely cold weather.
“We are begging the abductors to set our mother free. We don’t have the kind of money they are asking for. They should please respect the age of the woman and release her,” he appealed.
The Bayelsa State Police Public Relations Officer
(PPRO), Butswat Asinim, assured that the police were working seriously on the
matter but the whereabouts of the victims remain unknown.
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