Six Mourners Abducted in Benue, N15 Million Ransom Demanded

Six people, including a man transporting his wife’s body from Kano to Okpoga for burial, were abducted at about 8 p.m. Friday along Adoka Road in Benue State. The other five victims were mourners accompanying the widower; his wife’s body was left in the vehicle. The kidnappers are reportedly demanding N15 million, and the victims were still being held on Monday, according to community member Meddy Olotu and Otukpo council chairman Maxwell Ogiri. FRSC personnel reportedly found the body and took it to a mortuary in Adoka, while Olotu urged authorities to step up efforts to secure the victims’ release.