Unknown Gunmen kidnapp Benue Commissioner For Information
Matthew Abo, the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism in Benue state, has been abducted. Abo was abducted.
He was abducted from his residence at his hometown in Zaki-Biam community of Ukum Local Government Area of the state on Sunday night, September 25.
He was abducted by gunmen who rode on four motorcycles to his house in Zaki-Biam, a rural town famous for being the largest yam market in the country.
Eyewitnesses say the gunmen arrived at the information commissioner’s residence and ordered everyone, including his wife and children to lie face down, after which they too Abo to an unknown destination on one of the motorcycles.
Confirming the incident, the Chief Press Secretary to the state Governor, Hyacinth Alia, Kula Tersoo, said we received the unfortunate development and His Excellency, Governor Hyacinth Alia has already directed and detailed the security operatives to ensure his safe release from the kidnappers den.
