Kidnappers of the former Deputy Governor of Nasarawa state, Professor Onje Gye Wado have called to demand N70million ransom for his release.
One of his family members this who is among those monitoring the development confirmed to newsmen in Lafia.
It will be recalled that Gye-Wado, was kidnapped early Friday morning from his house in Rinz village of Wamba local government area.
“The kidnappers are in touch with the family of Prof and they have demanded the sum of N70 million naira, while the family has offered N2 million naira,” the family member said.
The member said the family “is pleading with the abductors to accept the two million because they can not raise anything more than the two million due to the public holidays declared by the federal government for the Easter celebration.
“Today Friday, till Monday, is public holiday, there is no where we can get money and we want him (Prof), back alive,” the source said.
