An Indian woman, Barnali Baruah Saikia, who was held captive by a Nigerian man and his accomplice in Lagos, was rescued and brought to her country this week.
Barnali, a boxer and fitness coach from Guwahati, Assam, was held captive by the Nigerian national identified simply as King, for 14 days when she visited Nigeria for vacation on October 28, 2023.
Barnali's husband, Nayan Saikia, had introduced her and their family members to the Nigerian man about six months back on social media.
Barnali and King grew close through chats and video calls after that. As their closeness increased over time, she made a decision to meet him in Nigeria by flying there on a tourist visa.
However, it wasn't a happy encounter between the two friends as he snatched away her visa, passport and cash after he came to receive her at the airport in Lagos.
She was then held captive by King and his accomplice identified simply as Daniel and could not contact her family members.
Fortunately, she managed to contact her family members on the fourth day of captivity through a WhatsApp call, seeking their help in order to secure her release from her abductors.
She was said to have been kept in a room, and she was not being given enough food to eat.
In the meantime, King called the family members, including her parents, demanding ransom in exchange for her release.
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