Kidnappers of the Independent
National Election Commission, INEC, staff in Jigawa State have demanded 500,000
ransom for his freedom.
Father to the kidnapped victim,
Malam Mahadi Kofar Wambai, revealed that the kidnappers demanded
500,000 before they could free the victim.
He explained that the kidnappers
contacted him through a telephone call on Saturday and demanded the amount on
the following day and threatened to kill him if we fail to comply with the
arrangement.
“They demanded 500,000 as ransom
or kill him if we fail to give the said amount on the following day,” he said.
Malam Mahadi said that on Sunday
he paid the said amount to the kidnappers but they failed to release him.
Meanwhile, INEC has confirmed
that its Jigawa State staff last Friday was missing on his way on Kazaure,
Gwiwa Road.
The INEC HOD Voter Education and
Publicity in the state, Mr. John Kaiwa, said Mr. Mahadi has been missing since
Friday.
The Jigawa State Commissioner of
Police CP Bala Zama Senchi, said his command was yet to receive any report
related to the kidnap of INEC staff in the state.
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com