How Newly Sworn In Commissioner Was Kidnap-ped In Benue | READ MORE
The Benue State Honourable Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Matthew Abo has been kidnapp-ed by yet to be identified gunmen.
Abo was whisked away from his Commissioner’s residence in Zaki-Biam, headquarters of Ukum Local Government Area of the state, on Sunday night at about 10PM.
According to an eye-witness, armed men invaded the area on four motorcycles, forcefully entered the commissioner’s house sho-oting sporadically.
The assailants ordered everyone in the house, including the Commissioner‘s wife and children to lie face down, after which they whisked him away to an unknown destination.
Abo was one of the 17 Commissioners sworn-in on August 29, 2023.
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