MASKED GUNMEN KIDNAP TYCOON AT HOTEL GYM

A tycoon said to be Tanzania’s wealthiest resident has been kidnapped by masked gunmen.

Mohammed Dewji was abducted Thursday morning shortly after arriving at the gym at the Colosseum Hotel Oyster Bay in Dar es Salaam.

Police said three foreigners had been detained.

However, conflicting reports have surfaced surrounding the disappearance of the 43-year-old known as “Mo” and a motive for his abduction remains unclear.

Paul Makonda, the regional governor, said Dewji was kidnapped “by whites travelling in two vehicles.”

Witnesses outside the hotel, however, only spoke of one vehicle and none mentioned the ethnicity of the assailants.

Forbes magazine puts Dewji’s wealth at US$1.5 billion.