Africa's Youngest Billionaire Kidnapped
At Gunpoint In Luxury Hotel
October 11. 2018
Mohammed Dewji
43-year-old Mohammed Dewji, Africa’s
youngest billionaire, was kidnapped from a luxury hotel this
morning in his native Tanzania. Dewji was on his way to the
gym in the Colossium Hotel gym when he was abducted at
gunpoint by a group of men believed to be foreign nationals.
CNN is reporting, “They drove into the hotel
and opened fire before bundling Dewji into a car and
speeding off.” Dewji is the sixth billionaire that was
kidnapped in Africa this year. It is imperative wealthy
people have proper security. There is a market for
kidnapping rich people and holding them for ransom.
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Africa's youngest billionaire kidnapped by gunmen from
luxury hotel
Updated 8:57 AM ET, Thu October 11, 2018 -
(CNN)Gunmen have kidnapped an African billionaire from a
luxury hotel in Dar es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania,
police told CNN. Mohammed Dewji, 43, was taken by the men
who waylaid him as he left the hotel gym after his early
morning workout at around 6.30 am local time, police said.
The abductors, who are believed to be
foreign nationals, accessed the gym through gates that are
believed to have been left open deliberately, Dar es Salaam
regional police commissioner Lazaro Mambosaso told CNN. They
drove into the hotel and opened fire before bundling Dewji
into a car and speeding off, said Dar es Salaam regional
police commissioner Lazaro Mambosaso. "They came in a car to
the hotel and started shooting in the air before they took
him away. We are questioning the staff who were on duty at
the time," the commissioner said.
https://www.cnn.com
Mo Dewji becomes Africa’s sixth billionaire to be
abducted in 2018
Thursday, October 11, 2018 - The abduction
of Tanzania’s Dollar billionaire, Mohammed Dewji is a new
development in the history of Tanzania but available data
show that a number of rich people have been kidnapped in
Africa in 2018, with South African ranking high in such
occurrences
http://www.thecitizen.co.tz
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