The Nigeria Police Force earlier confirmed the kidnapping of Lawal at his residence in Nasarawa Eggon.
The abductors of the information and culture commissioner in Nasarawa State, Lawal Yakubu have demanded a ransom of N100 million.
The Nigeria Police Force earlier confirmed the kidnapping of Lawal at his residence in Nasarawa Eggon.
This was contained in a press release signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, Nansel Ramhan, made available to journalists on Tuesday morning.
According to the statement, the attention of policemen on routine patrol in the Nasarawa Eggon local council area was drawn to the sound of gunshots around 8.45 pm on Monday.
It said policemen with a combined detachment of the Police Mobile Force, the Anti-kidnapping unit, military personnel, vigilantes and local hunters mobilised and stormed the area.
“Upon arrival at the scene, it was discovered that unknown gunmen while shooting sporadically, invaded the residence of one Hon. Yakubu Lawal Addah, forcefully abducted him to an unknown destination,” the command said.
It added that a search and rescue operation had been activated to rescue the victim unhurt and apprehend the kidnappers.
However, a family source on Tuesday told the Nation that the kidnappers had made their demand known.
According to the report, the kidnappers, who called one of the family members of the Commissioner around 4.30 pm, vowed not to accept a ransom less than N100 million to release the victim.
“Actually, they called this evening at about 4:30 pm and demanded for N100m and when the family offered N3.5m, they switched off the phone that they are not serious and insisted that anything less than N100m, they should forget it.
“They dialled the number again and it was not reachable,” the source said.