Tuesday, April 1, 2025 - Some gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have killed one person and abducted another person in Asa 2 area of Otukpo town of Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State.
The victim, Mr Onche Akatu, was said to have been shot at
his home, while Mr. Ocheche was abducted while going home when he ran into the
kidnappers,
The incident occurred at about 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Several residents were seeing fleeing the area to safety
because of the frequent incident of violent killings and kidnappings in the
area.
A source, who spoke under condition of anonymity said, “Mr
Akatu Onche was gunned down by suspected kidnappers along Asa 2 area of Otukpo
at about 7:00 pm on Friday.
“Unfortunately, he (Akatu) couldn’t survive the gunshots but
died early morning on Tuesday.
“The kidnappers went further and abducted a man near the
scene and whisked him to an unknown destination.”
Efforts to contact the spokesperson of the Benue State
Police Command, CSP, Catherine Anene, proved abortive as she did not return
calls to her mobile telephone as of the time of this report.
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