The Nasarawa State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has stated that the release of Mr. Safiyanu Isa Andaha, the Chairman of Akwanga Local Government Area, from his abductors was a result of pressure on the kidnappers by law enforcement authorities and not through ransom. Some gunmen had kidnapped the Chairman of the Akwanga Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Safiyanu Isa Andaha. The victim was whisked away on night of the New Year Day at Ningo village along Andaha – Akwanga Road, alongside a native of the area, police authorities said.