Abductors of the Niger State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mallam Idris Sani Mohammed, have reportedly demanded N500million in ransom for his release.

Thelagostimes gathered that the commissioner was said to have been kidnapped by the bandits at about one o’clock in the early hours of Monday from his home at Baban Tunga village in Tafa local government of the State.

The state government had confirmed this on Monday in a statement through its Chief Press Secretary, Mary Noel-Berje.

In a related development, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Aminu Bobi was also kidnapped on Saturday in Mariga Local Government Area of the state.

Aminu Bobi who is the Zone C chairman of the ruling party in the state was reportedly kidnapped on his farm.

The armed men were said to have arrived at Aminu’s farm in a village at the outskirts of Mariga a few minutes past 5:00 pm in a commando-style, invaded the farm on their motorcycles and accosted the APC chieftain who attempted to run but was threatened by gunshots in the air.