On-air personality with Wazobia FM, Anthony Akatakpo, popularly known as Akas Baba, has been kidnapped in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State.
His abductors attacked him in his house on Thursday morning, manhandling him and shooting him in the leg in the presence of his wife and children. After demanding a ransom of N10 million, the kidnappers took him away in his Mitsubishi Endeavor SUV with Registration Number LSD 871 CM.
His employers, Steam & Globe Broadcasting And Communications Limited, owners of Cool FM, Wazobia FM and Nigeria Info, have confirmed the incident, lamenting the “great trauma” it has caused his family.
“The family and management of Wazobia FM have reported the kidnap to the Police, as well as other security agencies. We are optimistic that the Police alongside other security agencies will do a thorough job of securing the release of Akas Baba”, read a statement signed by Head of Stations, Cool FM, Wazobia FM & Nigeria Info Port Harcourt, Aduratomi Bolade.
“We hereby urge security operatives in the state to do everything possible to quicken the release of the ace broadcaster from the kidnappers’ den. We are worried that his health might degenerate if he does not get access to medical care as a result of the gunshot wound he sustained”.
Bolade urged anyone with vital information that could aid the release of Akas Baba to please contact the nearest police station, call 0809 993 0069, or send a text message to 32355.
“We once again plead with the people holding Akas Baba to release him immediately so he can return to his family and we can all put this sad experience behind us”, Bolade added.
Akas Baba is the host of Make Una Wake Up, the breakfast show on Wazobia FM Port Harcourt, which airs on weekdays from 5am to 10am and is one of the most popular radio shows in the South-South.
