It has been announced that one of Nigeria's Nollywood popular talented actor/comedian, Nkem Owoh a.k.a Osuofia has been kidnapped.
Mr. Owoh is one of the top Nollywood actors mainly due to his role in the blockbuster movie ‘Osuofia’.
He was said to have been in his country home in Enugu, the Enugu State capital, when he called his Personal Assistant, simply identified as Mr. Cino, who was in Lagos, to inform him of his intention to go to Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
Shortly after, another call was reportedly put across to Cino, this time by a man who claimed to be a member of a gang that kidnapped Owoh. He demanded for a N15m ransom.The kidnappers, it was gathered, did not disclose where and when the ransom should be paid.
It could also not be confirmed where the kidnapping took place since Owoh had hinted he was heading for Port Harcourt.
All the calls put across to his MTN number yesterday night did not go through, as the phone was switched off. The incident was believed to have happened about 5:30 pm. Our source, who is a fellow actor, said Cino called him as soon as he got the information from the suspected abductors.
Gathered from reliable sources it is possible he might have been kidnapped along Enugu-Port Harcourt express way.
The kidnappers are reported to have demanded N15 million ransoms from Mr. Owoh's family.
His kidnap is the second high-profile kidnap in the movie industry this year coming barely few months after the ace actor, Pete Edochie, was kidnapped at Afor-Nkpor in the Idemili North local government area of Anambra state, Nigeria, but has been released.
