Nelson Mandela Bay Busines CHamber CEO, Denise van Huysteen on Kelvin Naidoo’s rescue from kidnapping by SAPS; “Comment from Denise regarding Kelvin Naidoo’s release: “We are immensely relieved that Kelvin Naidoo has been returned home to his family. Our prayers and thoughts continue to be with him and his family, and that the healing may begin.”
Naidoo (51) – who is deputy president of the Nelson Mandela Bay Business Chamber – was kidnapped last Friday morning at about 6:00am from battery manufacturer Auto X’s factory on Lindsay Road, Korsten in Gqeberha.
He had arrived at the factory in his black Mercedes-Benz.
Police spokesperson Captain Sandra Janse van Rensburg said that, as Naidoo approached the factory an Nissan NP200 bakkie bumped into his car, forcing him to stop. Another bakkie stopped behind him and five suspects wearing balaclavas got out.
They pulled Naidoo from his vehicle, forced him into the bakkie and drove off, leaving the NP200 and Naidoo’s car at the scene.
The police later found out that the bakkie had been reported as hijacked in Motherwell in June.
A demand for ransom in return for Naidoo’s release was made a few hours later. The investigation was taken over by the Hawks soon after.
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