Tanzanian police are being assisted by the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) in the search for the abducted billionaire, Mohammed Dewji.
The man considered Africa’s youngest billionaire was kidnapped last week in Tanzania’s economic capital Dar es Salaam.
Mohammed Dewji, who heads the MeTL Group which operates in about 10 countries. He was abducted while entering a gym at a hotel in the city.
Police in Tanzania said on Friday that he was kidnapped in a car coming from “a neighbouring country”. They claim to have identified the owner and driver of the car but did not reveal their identify.
Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique are neighbors of Tanzania.
Police Inspector General Simon Sirro told journalists in Dar es Salaam that ““We have got the information on the car owner and the nationality, the driver who was driving it and our people at Interpol are working on it.”
Dewji’s family offered financial reward for his rescue. The family said on Monday it will give a reward of $440,000 for any information leading to his rescue.
Police in Tanzania have so far arrested 30 people in connection with Dewji’s kidnapping. He is estimated by Forbes to be worth $1.5bn.
The motive for Dewji’s kidnapping is still yet unknown.
Family of kidnapped billionaire offers reward for his rescue
Source: Africafeeds.com
