Kogi Commissioner Kidnapped: N150M Demanded

Kogi State Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Mr Stephen Maiyaki, has been kidnapped by gunmen numbering about five at his farm in Osara village, Adavi Local Government Area of the state on Sunday morning.

Mr Stephen Maiyaki

According to an eyewitness, the gunmen stormed Mayaki’s farm in a Prado Jeep, forcibly  picked up the commissioner and  drove away the victim away to an unknown destination.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Mr Shola Adebayo, confirmed the story, but said details will be provided later adding that the command was doing everything possible to rescue the commissioner unhurt.

His abductors are demanding N150 million before he could be released. 

Meanwhile, the  state High Court Judge, Justice Samuel Obayomi, who was kidnapped last Monday, is yet to be released. The judge’s orderly, Mr.  Usman Musa,  was shot dead in the encounter. The kidnappers also demanded N150m ransom before they could  release the judge.