From Attah Ede, Makurdi
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have attacked Adoka community in Otukpo local government area of Benue state, Kidnapping six mourners and leaving the corpse behind.
The Network learnt that the incident occurred at the weekend when the mourners were traveling for a burial in Okpoga in Okpokwu local government area of the state.
A source who pleaded anonymity said the persons were travelling from Kano state and had reached Adoka at 8pm when they were abducted and the corpse abandoned.
He said Road Safety officials discovered the corpse the next day, and handed it over to the police who deposited in a mortuary.
He also said that the kidnappers made contact with family members of the victims demanding N15m for their release.
Confirming the incident, in a phone conversation with our correspondent, the Otukpo local government chairman Maxwell Ogiri said the driver of the vehicle is his friend.
He said, “Yes it happened. Incidentally, the driver of the vehicle is my friend. This is the unfortunate incident we are seeing. It is really traumatic. The kidnappers are demanding for 15 million naira.
“But the security agencies are using cordinates to track them. Our vigilante and youths are also, not resting in ensuring that the victims are rescued”.
The Benue State Police Public Relations’ Officer DSP Aondongu Orchia also confirmed the incident on Monday.
According to the PPRO, the incidence happened on Friday.
He said that the police are making efforts to rescue the victims.
