Traumatized abductee says kidnappers returned for more money after escaping with $9.5M ‘ransom’

Okeemo Arak Brummel
Okeemo Arak Brummel

A traumatized mining employee yesterday detailed how he was handcuffed and abducted from behind Giftland Mall by three men pretending to be police officers, taken to his home and forced to hand over $9.5 million, the proceeds from a small sand truck business he operates.

Kevin Fiedtkou, a 31-year-old Operations Supervisor attached to Aurora Gold Mining Inc, yesterday told Stabroek News that the men returned to his home the following day, demanding more money but he had nothing else to give.

It was after sometime that he decided to report the matter to the police.