Plateau: Gunmen kidnap 2 blind people, demand N50m ransom

Two members of the Nigeria Association for the Blind in Plateau State have been kidnapped by suspected gunmen along the Jos – Akwanga road in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The abductors are also demanding a N50 million ransom for their release.
The victims, who were also visually impaired, were said to be among a nine-man delegation that had travelled from Jos to Benue State to attend a programme and returning to their base.
Ishaya Ayuba Danjatau, who’s a member of the association, told newsmen in Jos that seven of them escaped.
He said that the victims were kidnapped on Monday night while returning to Jos after receiving information that the programme had been pos...