10 Travelers Abducted By Gunmen In Benue

10 Travelers Abducted By Gunmen In Benue

Ten individuals were reportedly kidnapped on Friday at the Taraba/Benue border community of Jootar, situated within the Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State. According to The Punch, an unnamed source revealed that the driver of the vehicle, who narrowly escaped abduction, recounted the details of the attack……READ ALSO How 10 Officers On Illegal Duties Along Badagry-Seme Border Expressway Were Arrested

The source explained that the driver of the Sharon bus stated that he picked up the passengers at Takum junction in Wukari, Taraba State, and there were 10 passengers on board.

“He took their phones. He had to use somebody’s phone to call me as soon as the incident happened. He is somebody I know very well.

“The incident happened around noon on Friday. That is what he told me. He picked them up from Takum, and the incident happened just 2 km from there in Jootar, Ukum LGA.”

According to the source, the driver has reported the case to the Jootar police station.

In response to inquiries, the legislator representing Ukum State Constituency in the State Assembly, Ezra Nyiyongo, confirmed that he had received a report on the incident.

Nyiyongo stated, “I was told that a vehicle was intercepted. According to what I heard, since I am not the one who spoke with the driver, he said he picked those people from Wukari, Taraba State, and not in any school and was conveying them to Gboko.

“From Gboko, according to him, they were going to Akure for menial jobs. I am not quite sure. I am just reporting from the driver’s words. They were intercepted in Jootar in Ukum LGA.”