A Guntur-based horticulture professional has been kidnapped in Nigeria. Ayesetty Venkata Pavan Kumar has been working for Agbede Agri Products in Auhja district in Nigeria for the past six months. Mr. Kumar was suspected to have been kidnapped by miscreants a week back. Family members here heaved a sigh of relief after Mr. Kumar spoke to them over telephone on Tuesday night. But their relief turned into anxiety after Kumar told them that he had been abducted and kept in an undisclosed location. “We are in panic as Kumar has not spoken to us for a week. But last night, we received a call from an unknown number. My son spoke for 40 seconds during which he asked to us to check his e-mail and call the number in his e-mail,’’ said A. Srinivas, his uncle. The family tried to call the number but they could not establish any contact with him. After repeated messages were sent to the mobile, they got an SMS from the receiver saying that he did not know anything about Mr. Kumar.