Abductors of Niger Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Sani Mohammed Idris have demanded N500 million ransom for his release.
He was abducted on Monday around 1am at his hometown in Tafa local government area.
He was said to have been abducted in his house in Baban Tunga.
Meanwhile, a State security meeting presided by Deputy Governor Ahmed Ketso has been on since morning.
The meeting is with all the security heads in the state, also in attendance were journalists for official update from the security meeting.
A source confirmed that the kidnappers have reached out to demand N500 million for release of the Commissioner, it added that the abductors established contact with his family, demanding N500 million in ransom for his release.