The victims were kidnapped last Thursday when the gunmen rounded them up at a farm where they were loading charcoal onto a pickup van.
Gunmen who abducted 12 people, believably farmers, at Ugya village in the Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State have demanded the sum of N12.6 million for ransom.
A resident of the village who identified himself as Saidu Yahaya, said the victims were kidnapped last Thursday when the gunmen rounded them up at a farm where they were loading charcoal onto a pickup van.
Yahaya said that the gunmen who whisked away the victims at gunpoint are demanding the sum of N12.6 million as ransom.
Daily Trust quoted Yahaya as saying, “Three days ago, the leader of the gunmen called and demanded N12.6 million ransom but the families of the victims are still appealing to them to reduce the amount.”
According to Yahaya, the incident has been reported to the authorities of the local government and security agents in the area, “But I learnt that the LG council authorities have already swung into action by deploying vigilantes into the forest to trace their camp and see how the victims can be rescued.”
The chairman of the council, Alhaji Abdullahi Tashas, was yet to pick up calls put across to him on the incident. Also, the Nasarawa State Police Command is yet to make an official statement on the incident.