The Jigawa State Police Command said kidnappers have abducted a 38-year-old man in Kiyawa Local Government Area of the state.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) , ASP Lawan Shiisu, confirmed the incident in Dutse on Wednesday.
Shiisu said the suspects abducted the victim identified as Lawan Zakar at his residence at Dankoli quarters in the early hours of July 17.
“On July 17, at about 5:50 a.m., one Aliyu Zakar of Dankoli quarters in Kiyawa LGA came to the police station and reported that on the same date at about 3 a.m., a gang of five criminals jumped into the house of his brother one Lawal Zakar, aged 38, of the same address.
“The suspects demanded N60 million from him whereas it was N60,000 that was brought to him on the fateful night by his boy.”
He explained that the suspects ransacked the whole house, seized the phone of the victim and those of his wives.
The PPRO added that the suspects, who used a car, later took the victim away .
He added that, efforts were on top gear to rescue the victim, as well as arrest the suspects.
The Command also said that On July 14, gunmen kidnapped a 47-year-old housewife at Marke village in the Kaugama Local Government Area of the state.
