Unknown gunmen in Kogi state have abducted the Permanent Secretary of the Ondo State Hospital Management Board, Dr Niran Ikuomola.
Ikuomola was kidnapped together with his driver on Sunday evening along the Lokoja/Abuja expressway, when going to Abuja for an official assignment, The Guardian reports.
Secretary of the state Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Dr. Roland Arohunmolase, had told journalists on Monday that the Permanent Secretary was ambushed by unknown gunmen.
He explained that the abductors have contacted the family, demanding N70 million as ransom.
“Ikuomola was abducted yesterday (Sunday) with his driver on the Lokoja-Abuja road while on his way to Abuja for an official function. The kidnappers have contacted us this morning (Monday) demanding the sum of N70 million before he could be released to his family,” he is quoted by Guardian to have said.
However, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Femi Joseph, said since the incident occurred outside the jurisdiction of Ondo, the police officers in Kogi state would take it up.
