Some yet-to-be-identified Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers yesterday stormed Aho community of Owukpa in the Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State where they reportedly abducted a cook from a chruch.
Africa Today News, New York gathered that the gunmen on arrival at the community immediately moved straight to the residence of the Reverend Father of St. Mary Immaculate Church.
It was further gathered that the gunmen took away the priest’s cook when they could not find their target on the church premises.
A source who spoke to our reporters on the condition of anonymity narrated that; ‘the incident happened around evening on Saturday, the village was thrown into confusion when the gunmen suddenly stormed the area and went straight to the Reverend Father’s residence.
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‘Unfortunately, they did not see him and they (gunmen) decided to go away with a lady found on the premises’.
The Local Government Chairman, Samuel Onu, who confirmed the attack said normalcy has returned to the community.
‘Yes, there was an attack yesterday (Saturday) evening, some people came and took away the priest’s cook.
‘The incident has been reported to the police and the situation in the area is calm now because some soldiers came to the place from a nearby checkpoint,” Onu said.
When contacted, the state’s Police Command spokesperson, SP Catherine Anene, said she did not have the report.
‘I don’t have this information, please,’ Anene said.
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