Tuesday, November 3, 2026 - Six persons conveying the remains of a woman for burial have been abducted along Adoka Road in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State.
According to reports, the husband of the deceased and five
others were kidnapped on Friday, October 30, at about 8 p.m. while taking her
body to Okpoga in Okpokwu Local Government Area for burial.
It was gathered that the woman had died in Kano, and her
body was being transported to Okpoga by her husband and five other mourners
when their vehicle was intercepted along the notorious Adoka Road by armed men.
The kidnappers were said to have whisked the mourners away
to the bush, abandoning the woman’s body on the highway.
Officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps found the body on
the road on Saturday and took it to the police station in Adoka, from where the
police later deposited it in a morgue.
The Chairman of Otukpo Local Government Area, Maxwell Ogiri,
who confirmed the incident to journalists, said the driver of the vehicle was
his friend.
“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 N15 million. But the security
agencies are trying to track the kidnappers. Also, our vigilantes and youths
are not resting in their efforts to ensure that the kidnapped victims are
rescued.”
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