A Correspondent with The PUNCH Newspapers, Okechukwu Nnodim was in the early hours of Thursday kidnapped by unknown gunmen at his residence at Arab Road, Kubwa, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory (FCT)
He was reportedly kidnapped alongside a child of his neighbour at about 11 pm on Wednesday.
Nnodim covers the Business and Economy beat for The PUNCH in the FCT.
The kidnappers are yet to contact his family.
Sources close to the family said that the gunmen apparently came from the back of Rock on which his house was located as the four-man gang gained access to his resident by jumping his fence after firing several gunshots in the air.
Nnodim was kidnapped just after rounding up a prayer devotion with his family and about retiring for the day when the assailants broke into the house through the window.
After gaining access to his house, the gunmen demanded money before he was whisked away.