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#KIDNAP!! Gunmen kidnap journalist in Owerri state, demand N5m ransom

The Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Imo State, Miss Chidi Opara, has been kidnapped.

The reporter named, Opara was kidnapped on Wednesday at her MCC Road residence, Urata in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State.

She was said to have been abducted at about 8pm as she was about entering the gate to her residence by two armed men.

Meanwhile, her abductors according to her family members, have demanded a N5m to free the journalist.

So far, the police in the state said they have yet to establish her whereabouts.

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