At least three persons, including a police officer and a lady, were abducted on Tuesday near the Naka/Makurdi road.
According to information, the incident took place near Ahume along the Naka/Makurdi route at 4 o’clock.
Report also had it that the victims were on their way home after a burial when they were ambushed by kidnappers, who took them away.
According to the Punch, the kidnappers made touch with the victims’ relatives and demanded N1.7 million.
The incident was reported to journalists on Wednesday by the chairman of Gwer West local government, Andrew Ayande, who also noted that the neighborhood has a history of crime.
Ayande said, “This incident happened yesterday (Tuesday), you know we lost one prominent person around the place a day before yesterday (Monday) and they took the corpse home yesterday (Tuesday) the people (hoodlums) came as usual as they have been doing and they attacked the people in one of the vehicles.
“A policeman and two others were kidnapped around Ahume at about 4:00 pm, the vehicle the victims were in has been taken to Naka police station.
The chairman gave a positive response when asked if the kidnappers had made contact with the victims’ families, saying, “The kidnappers were wanting N200,000 from the police family, N1 million from the woman, and they also requested N500,000 from the second victim.
The Punch noted that, when contacted, the State Command spokesperson, Catherine Anene said she had yet to receive the report.