Abductors Of Nasarawa Commissioner Demand N100m Ransom

Abductors Of Nasarawa Commissioner Demand N100m Ransom

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the police in Nasarawa State have confirmed the abduction of the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Yakubu Lawal.

Lawal was kidnapped by gunmen at his residence in Nasarawa Eggon, the headquarters of Nasarawa Eggon Local Government Area.

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The incident, which occurred on Monday, August 15, 2022, caused panic in Nasarawa Eggon LGA where a schoolteacher was killed by some gunmen on Saturday.

 It was gathered that the gunmen stormed the residence of the information commissioner around 8:45pm and shot into the air to scare residents of the area before abducting him.

It was gathered that the kidnappers had demanded N100 million as ransom. Confirming the commissioner’s abduction in a statement on Tuesday morning, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Rahman Nansel, said the command had already drafted operatives to the scene of the incident with a view to rescuing the victim unhurt.

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The Commissioner of Police, however, urged the citizens of the state to provide the command with useful information that can lead to the rescue of the victim and arrest of the suspects via the following numbers: 08035951018, 08033806409, 08037461715 and 08036157659.

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