The abductors of Chief Damishi Sango, the Plateau State Peoples Democratic Party Chairman and former Minister of Sport, have demanded for N100 million ransom.
This was disclosed by a member of Sango’s family, Jonathan Mapi, who also confirmed that the four other persons were with him.
Mapi told the News Agency of Nigeria in Jos on Thursday: “The abductors have contacted the family. Sango was also allowed to speak with the family. His kidnappers want N100 million.”
Mapis quoted Sango as telling family members that the five of them were safe.
According to Terna Tyopev, the spokesman of the Plateau State Police Command, Sango was on his way from Jos to Abuja on Wednesday evening when the kidnappers got him.
Tyopev said the Plateau State Police Command had reached out to the Kaduna Command on the matter.
Tyopev said: “The spokesman of the Kaduna Police Command has told me that the Commissioner there has ordered his men to comb everywhere to rescue them.”
He said that the Plateau Command was working in synergy with the Kaduna Command to rescue the victims and possibly arrest those behind the incident,” he said.
Tyopev urged members of the public with any useful information to contact the Kaduna or Plateau Command.