The son of a prominent Mozambican businessman has not been found after he was kidnapped last week. Jair Abdula and four friends were to attend a wedding in South Africa.
THE SON of a prominent Mozambican businessman has not been found after he was abducted in daylight in Benoni, east of Johannesburg, last week.
Jair Abdula, the son of Salimo Abdula was kidnapped on Thursday last week together with four friends, online news outlet, Club of Mozambique reported.
According to the publication, the five friends travelled to Johannesburg to attend a wedding scheduled for Saturday.
They were kidnapped, three of them were released on Friday, a fourth on Saturday and only Abdula was in captivity.
“Five days later, this kidnapping victim is still missing. He was taken from outside his father’s hardware business in Benoni,” anti crime activist Yusuf Abramjee tweeted on Wednesday.
The police said a case of kidnapping was opened at the Benoni police station.
“A case has been registered at Benoni police station. It is alleged that a 28-year-old man was forcefully taken by four unknown men at Liverpool Road,” spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Sello told Independent Media at the time.
“The circumstances surrounding the incident are unknown at this stage. Police request anyone who may have information about the incident to please contact the SAPS Crime Stop Line on 08600 10111.”
Club of Mozambique further reported that there was a probability that one of the five leaked the secret road trip to the kidnappers.
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