BEVERLY HILLS, August 24, (THEWILL) – The former Minister of Labour and Productivity, Usaini Akwanga, who was kidnapped by gunmen on Tuesday has been released.
The former Minister was forcefully taken away from his farm in Kurmin Tagwaye Village, Nasarawa State.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Abubakar Bello, however, confirmed the release.
Akwanga served during the administration of former president Olusegun Obasanjo but was removed on December 4, 2003, following an alleged $214 million national identity card scamh
A family source who confirmed the news however, stated that a ransom was paid before his release.
THEWILL recalls that on May 6, the mother and sister of a member of the Nasarawa state House of Assembly, Kassim Mohammedm were similarly abducted in Akwanga.
