Posted by Politics X on September 22, 2009 at 7:55pm
With time they will grab one Governor and maybe then Someone will do something ! or maybe na im kidnap himself to make a quick one !SPECIAL BLOGGERSFEATURED BLOGS..NOLLYWOOD BLOGS..NETCHURCH BLOGS..GHANA BLOGS..LAGOS BLOGSPOLITICSThe Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed the disappearance of the secretary to the Kaduna State government Wajek Yayok.Mr. Yayok was kidnapped on Monday night at Manchok, his home town in the Kaura Local Government Area of the state, where he had travelled for the Sallah break.Family members said they are worried by his disappearance,although a relative and former editor-in-chief of the News Agency of Nigeria, Shehu Abui said someone had already called the family to demand a N40 million ransom for Mr. Yayok's release.The Commissioner of Police in charge of the state command, Tambari Mohammed, in a telephone interview confirmed Mr.Yayok's disappearance, but said for now the police still regard the case as one of a missing person.The command's Public Relations Officer, Aminu Lawali, said he was not aware that a N40 million ransom had been demanded from the family.The wedding ceremony for Mr. Yayok's daughter is already scheduled for October 10.This is the second time a kidnapping is taking in place Kaduna state - and in the northern part of the country. A Canadian woman, Julie Ann Mulligan was kidnapped in Kaduna on April 16 2009, during a Rotary International mission to the state.The kidnappers, who released her after two weeks, demanded a ransom of N20 million.Held to ransomThe state governor, Namadi Sambo, told journalists shortly after his visit to the Emir of Zazzau, Shehu Idris, that he would speak directly on the issue later.However, in a statement released by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Umar Sani, the state government said that it was not right for Mr. Yayok to be declared missing. "Members of the press, internationally accepted standards say a person cannot be declared missing until after 48 hours and because the rumours started this morning, we shall address you properly very soon on the matter," the statement said.Assignment gone awryMr. Sani's statement also indicated that the state was a bit wary of confirming what it still regards as a rumour. "We have been inundated with enquiries as to the whereabouts of the SSG of Kaduna State, Waje Yayok, over a case of abduction. These enquiries necessitated that we respond appropriately to these rumours, in order to set the records straight," it said. "While it is true that the SSG was on official assignment to the southern part of Kaduna, we are yet to get in contact with him over his supposed location. We believe he will get in contact with us soon."However, the gravity and the intensity of the rumours require us to take steps to ensure that everything is in order. The security agencies have been detailed to the place, the nature of the assignment and all his contact details to enable them trace his whereabouts and douse the tension created by such rumours."The government, however, asked the public to provide any information it may have on the whereabouts of Mr. Yayok,Police source said the Yayoks' house in Barnawa, Kaduna, is currently being guarded by men of Operation Yaki, a special security outfit, and other security agencies.
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