Less than 24 hours after the former Deputy Governor of Nasarawa state, Professor Onje Gye- Wado was kidnapped, his abductors has demanded N70 million ransom before he would be released.

Wakadaily gathered that the ex-deputy governor was kidnapped on Friday morning in Gwagi village of Wamba local government area by unknown gunmen.

A family source who is monitoring the development told journalists in Lafia on Saturday that the kidnappers placed a call for the first time since the abduction of the Professor.

The source said, “The kidnappers are in touch with the family of Prof and they have demanded the sum of N70 million, but we are appealing that they should collect N2 million because we can not raise anything more than that due to the public holidays declared by the Federal Government for the Easter celebration.”