(Jamaica Gleaner) The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is offering a $3 million reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for the abduction of party worker Lorna Robertson in St Andrew on May 30, Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced.
Holness says the incident as “very troubling.”
“We have been taking note of it, we hear certain squeals happening and I’m very hopeful that the police will eventually find a lead because such a crime should not go unsolved,” he said. “We have decided that we will put up a reward for information of three million Jamaican dollars for information leading to the arrest of those persons who abducted our worker.”
He added, “We do not intend to stop until we find out who are the people behind it, whoever they are connected to.”
Robertson, also known as ‘Nikki’, is a JLP election scrutineer. She was abducted while walking along Old Hope Road in St Andrew. She is a resident of Swallowfield in the St Andrew South Eastern constituency.
Her family has also offered a $500,000 reward for her safe return.
Member of Parliament Julian Robinson, of the Opposition People’s National Party, has rejected social media claims linking the abduction to politics.
He said there has been no evidence linking the abduction to politics, and Robertson is a respected resident.
“They’re trying to insinuate and suggest that it is politics that is behind it. I knew Nikki very well and I won’t go into all the things but I had a close relationship with her,” Robinson said on June 8.
Detectives assigned to the St Andrew Central police have not disclosed a motive. On June 11, a major search was conducted in sections of August Town, according to Radio Jamaica.
It is reported that Robertson was approached by a man who pulled her into a black Honda Stepwagon with fake licence plates. The abduction was captured on CCTV.
Superintendent Mark Harris, head of the St Andrew Central Police Division, told Radio Jamaica News that the vehicle was recovered a week ago. Bloodstains were reportedly found inside, and DNA samples were collected.
Several individuals have since been questioned in connection with the case.
