Sources close to a family member of one of the top civil servants confirmed that the abductors have been contacting their family members.
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Mrs. Adebimpe Ogunlumade, Director, State Audit, Mr. Tajudeen Badejoko, and their driver, Mr. Oladapo Arogundade were kidnapped by unknown gun-men along Lokoja- Okenne road in Kogi State last Friday.
All efforts to get further reaction to the kidnapped case from government circle proved abortive but, it was gathered that negotiations were on between the abductors and the families of the affected workers to secure their release.
While responding to the text message sent to him to confirm insinuations that ransom had been placed on the officials, the State Head of Service, Mr. Olayinka Owoeye, simply denied the information saying “far from the truth.
” Meanwhile, family sources who insisted that discussions had been on added that the state government was trying its best on the matter to effect the release of its top civil servants.
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