Gunmen have kidnapped six passengers from a vehicle travelling along Ogobia – Adoka road in Otukpo Local Government (LG) of Benue State.
Locals said that the incident happened at the weekend, when the gunmen intercepted the passengers’ vehicle and took the occupants away.
As at the time of filing this report, the whereabouts of the occupants were still unknown.
Some of the locals alleged that the driver was killed after the kidnappers forced the vehicle to skid off the road into a nearby bush. They were said to have taken the passengers after the vehicle came to a halt.
Chairman of Otukpo LG, Alfred Omakwu, confirmed the incident.
The chairman,who spoke on phone, said the incident happened two days ago.
He also stated that he did not know the exact number of people that were kidnapped since he was not aware of the number of people travelling in the vehicle.
“But we assumed that given the capacity of the vehicle, six persons could have been involved and taken away by the abductors.
“As at now, I don’t have any information whether they have been released or not. There were however, speculations that the abductors have opened talks with the victims families,” he said.
When contacted, Benue state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Edet Udeme, told our correspondent that she would get back with details.
