Kidnappers of Mrs Bola Oshin, 53, the Director of Information in Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun state and her daughter have opened a line of communication.
They said the hostages are well but they want to be paid N150m ransom to release them.
The 53 year-old woman along with her teenage daughter was kidnapped on Thursday around 6 p.m. at Molipa Area, Ijebu-Ode. The abductors took her and the daughter in her black SUV Kia Sorento with registration number Ogun JGB 456 AA. The car was later abandoned at Idowa Area in Ijebu-Ode on the same day.
A family source told NAN that the kidnappers affirmed that Bola Oshin and daughter were safe and in good condition, though, they did not allow the family to speak with them.
Dr Tokunbo Oshin, the husband and father of the abducted persons declined to speak with NAN.
DSP Muyiwa Adejobi, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Ogun, confirmed to NAN through phone that the kidnappers had opened a line of communication.
Adejobi then asked for calm and assured that the police were doing everything they could do to ensure the safe return of Oshin and daughter.