A Lebanese businessman, whose name was given as Sarkis, has been kidnapped in Edo State.
Sarkis, who is the Managing Director of Reality Nigeria and a petrol dealer, was said to have been abducted on Tuesday night at his house close to Arafat Mosque in Auchi, Estako West Local Government.
Sources said the abductors scaled the fence of the house and took Sarkis away at gun point.
The source said the kidnappers were yet to contact the family or the community leadership.
It was gathered that the Auchi vigilance group is searching the forests in the area for the abducted Lebanese.
A 28-year-old woman, Esther Peter, is almost going blind, following an attack by unknown assailants who bathed her with a liquid substance believed to be acid.
The substance affected her body down to her knees.
Her father, Peter Alighe, said his daughter was attacked on Sunday at about 8pm after someone called her out of the house.
The caller is being held by the police.
Police spokesman Etim Bassey could not be reached for comments.
In Rivers State, a notorious kidnap and robbery suspect, known as Prince, has been arrested by the police .
Police spokesman Ben Ugwuegbulam yesterday in Port Harcourt said following investigations, a combined team of the operatives of the command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit (AKU) and Egbeda Police Division, stormed the hoodlums’ hideout.
The suspect, who had been terrorising commuters on Egbeda/Omoku Road, with other members of his gang, was arrested.
Ugwuegbulam said Prince had been on the run, following his involvement in the November 21 kidnap of Mrs. Eunice.
The spokesman said: “Mrs. Eunice was rescued on November 25, while the gang leader, Okememe, was arrested and the N500,000 ransom was recovered.
“One locally made single barrel pistol was recovered from him.
The suspect is making useful statements. Investigation is in progress.”
Mar222012