The kidnappers of ex-Nasarawa State Deputy Governor, Professor Onje Gye-Wado, are demanding a N70 million ransom for his release. A family source informed our correspondent on Saturday that the abductors made their first contact since the professor’s abduction on Friday.
As reported by The PUNCH, Professor Onje Gye-Wado was kidnapped by unknown gunmen on Friday morning in Gwagi village, Wamba local government area. The family source revealed that they are pleading with the kidnappers to accept N2 million instead of the demanded N70 million due to the unavailability of funds caused by the Easter holiday.
“The kidnappers are in touch with the family of Prof, and they have demanded the sum of N70 million, but we are appealing that they should collect N2 million because we cannot raise anything more than that due to the public holidays declared by the Federal Government for the Easter celebration,” said the source.
