Gunmen abducted Joshua Rogers, a journalist with Channels Television in Rivers State, from his residence in Rumuosi, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area. The incident occurred on Thursday night around 9 pm, shortly after Rogers returned home from work.
According to reports, Rogers was trailed to his residence and confronted by armed individuals who forcibly took him away in his own vehicle. As the Government House correspondent for Channels Television, Rogers had been covering an event in Ndoni, Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni LGA earlier that day, where Governor Siminalayi Fubara inaugurated a primary healthcare center donated by former Rivers State Governor, Peter Odili.
The kidnappers have since contacted Rogers' wife, demanding a ransom of N30 million for his release. Efforts to reach the Police Public Relations Officer, Grace Iringe-Koko, for comment on the situation have been unsuccessful.
