Gunmen (file photo)

Gunmen who abducted the Permanent Secretary of Ondo State Hospital Management Board (OSHMB), Dr Niran Ikuomola have demanded N70 million ransom payment to set him free, it was gathered in Akure on Monday.

The Permanent secretary was reportedly kidnapped on Lokoja-Abuja road on Suday by gunmen.

Ikuomola who was on his way to Abuja for an official assignment was reportedly kidnapped alongside his driver.

Mr. Roland Arohunmolase, the State’s Secretary of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA told journalists in Akure on Monday that the kidnappers had already got in touch with Ikuomola’s family, demanding for N70 million ransom to set the Permanent Secretary and his driver free.