Gunmen Kidnap Benue Commissioner, Three Others
The Benue State Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Mr Ekpe Ogbu, has been kidnapped. He was kidnapped along Otukpo-Ado Road in the Ado Local Government Area of the state around 4 pm on Sunday. The adviser on security matters to Governor Samuel Ortom, Colonel Paul Hemba (retd), confirmed the abduction of the commissioner to Channels TV on Sunday night. He said the van the commissioner was travelling in had been recovered by the police in Otukpo, and that rescue efforts had begun.
Source: saharareporters.com