Gunmen abduct six mourners, abandon lifeless physique on freeway in Benue

Six individuals conveying the stays of a girl for burial have been kidnapped alongside Adoka Road in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State.

According to stories, the husband of the deceased and 5 others have been kidnapped on Friday, October 30, at about 8 p.m. whereas taking her physique to Okpoga in Okpokwu Local Government Area for burial.

It was gathered that the girl had died in Kano, and her physique was being transported to Okpoga by her husband and 5 different mourners when their car was intercepted alongside the infamous Adoka Road by armed males.

The kidnappers have been stated to have whisked the mourners away to the bush, abandoning the girl’s physique on the freeway.

Officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps discovered the physique on the highway on Saturday and took it to the police station in Adoka, from the place the police later deposited it in a morgue.

The Chairman of Otukpo Local Government Area, Maxwell Ogiri, who confirmed the incident to journalists, stated the motive force of the car was his good 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.”