{"id":27728,"date":"2014-06-09T15:05:41","date_gmt":"2014-06-09T14:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=27728"},"modified":"2014-06-09T15:05:41","modified_gmt":"2014-06-09T14:05:41","slug":"gunmen-abduct-daughters-of-director-at-fct-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/gunmen-abduct-daughters-of-director-at-fct-ministry\/","title":{"rendered":"Gunmen abduct daughters of director at FCT Ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rcmBody\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"color: #171717; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;\">Two young ladies \u2014 Ejura Opaluwa, 23, and Unekwu Opaluwa, 19 \u2014\u00a0were abducted from their home in Abuja on Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: #171717; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #171717; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;\">\u00a0According to their uncle, Mr Amade Opaluwa, the ladies were abducted by gunmen, who\u00a0stormed their house at 55 Associated Estate, Impresit Karmo, in a blue Honda car with Registration Number: HR152ABC.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #171717; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #171717; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;\">\u00a0\u201cThere were five of them. They went straight to the room of my brother, Dr Samson Opaluwa, who is a director at the Federal Ministry of Works,\u201d Amade said.\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #171717; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #171717; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;\">\u201cThey told him that they had come to kill him, and asked how much he was willing to pay for them to spare his life. \u201cMy brother begged for his life, but the heavily-armed men, who were not satisfied with the money they got, then went for his daughters who were in the living room. They put the girls in the boot of the car and left.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #171717; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #171717; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.5px;\">Amade revealed\u00a0that the gunmen are demanding\u00a0a ransom of\u00a0N200 million for\u00a0the release of\u00a0the\u00a0ladies. 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