Kidnappers release Nkiru Sylvanus and Kenneth Okolie

After throwing Nollywood and its many fans into a state of panic, actors Nkiru Sylvanus and Kenneth Okolie have been released by their abductors in Owerri,  Imo State.

Sylvanus who is one of the Senior Special Assistants to the Governor and Okolie a former Gulder Ultimate Search winner were reportedly shooting a movie last week in Owerri when the former was reported missing.

Apparently, kidnappers had abducted Sylvanus and Okolie from the famous Concord Hotel in Owerri on Sunday morning, December 16, 2012.

Their release comes barely 24 hours after concerned friends wrote an open letter to the IG of Police.

It is unclear whether a ransom was paid. The kidnappers had asked for the sum of N100m for their release.