Bandits Demand N500million Ransom For Abducted Niger Commissioner

The abductors of the Commissioner for Information and Strategy in Niger State, Idris Sani, have reached out to his family, demanding ₦500 million ransom for his release.

Recall that the abductors invaded the residence of the commissioner in the early hours Monday and took him to an unknown location.

Matane noted that his colleague was kidnapped around 1:00 am at his hometown, Baban Tunga in Tafa Local Government Area of the state.

He claimed that the gunmen numbering about 20, stormed the Idris’ residence under a heavy downpour and shot sporadically into the air before abducting their victim in front of his second wife.

However, the state government is yet to release an official statement on the development, but the Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Ahmed Matane, disclosed that the government has gone into an extended security meeting at the Government House.

The meeting is being presided over by the Deputy Governor, Alhaji Mohammed Ketso, with all the security heads in the state in attendance.