A multimedia journalist with Image Merchants Promotion Limited (IMPR), publishers of PRNigeria and Economic Confidential, Salis Manaja, has been abducted by suspected gunmen.
The media professional was on his way to Ilorin, Kwara State, for the annual PRNigeria Young Communication Fellowship program.
SolaceBase gathered that the incident occurred on Saturday when Manaja was on his way from Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, to Ilorin for the event.
A source and colleague close to the victim told SaharaReporters on Monday that the abductors had contacted the family and demanded a ransom, but did not disclose the amount requested.
The Program Lead Muhammad Dahiru Lawal told SolaceBase that several attempts by his colleagues to reach him were unsuccessful as his phone line became unreachable.
Details about the exact location where the abduction took place remain sketchy.
The PRNigeria Young Communication Fellowship is an annual capacity-building programme held in Kano, Abuja, and Ilorin to train young journalists and communicators.
Source: Solace Base