Gunmen have kidnapped twelve people at Ugya village in Toto Local Government Area of Nasarawa State.
The incident happened on Thursday when the gunmen rounded up the victims who were loading charcoal onto a pickup van at a farm.
According to Daily Trust, one of the villagers, Saidu Yahaya, said the gunmen are demanding N12.6 million as ransom after whisking away the victims at gunpoint.
“Three days ago, the leader of the gunmen called and demanded N12.6 million ransom but the families of the victims are still appealing to them to reduce the amount,” he said.
Yahaya disclosed that the incident has been reported to the authorities of the local government and security agents in the area.
“But I learnt that the LG council authorities have already swung into action by deploying vigilantes into the forest to trace their camp and see how the victims can be rescued,” he said.
The chairman of the council, Alhaji Abdullahi Tashas, was yet to pick up calls put across to him on the incident.
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