Gunmen free abducted Nollywood actors – Actors Guild

Gunmen have released the abducted Nollywood actors, Cynthia Okereke and Clemson Cornel (Agbogidi), from captivity days after they were declared missing.

The Actors Guild of Nigeria confirmed this, saying the duo were released unhurt.

The Guild’s Director of Communications, Monalisa Chinda Coker, in a statement on Wednesday, said, “This is to inform the public that the kidnapped actors, Cynthia Okereke and Clemson Cornel, have been released, unhurt.”

She quoted the National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Ejezie Rollas, as saying that they were freed by their abductors “who were touched by the spirit of God to set them free and unharmed”.

“The guild has arranged for medical checks and psychological support for the victims.

“On behalf of their families, the National President expressed our heartfelt appreciation to the Nollywood industry and Nigerians at large for the support and prayers during this trying period.

“He urged members to be security conscious on and off movie sets and always take precautionary measures on their security at all times,” she added.

Recall that the Nollywood stars were declared missing on Saturday after their families could not reach them following their work on a film set.

Days later, their kidnappers reportedly contacted them, asking for a $100,000 ransom.

But Rollas said the Guild could only raise N1.2 million, a sum the abductors laughed off.