Gunmen ambush Benue links passengers, kidnap 13

Gunmen reportedly kidnapped 13 passengers traveling in a Benue State-owned transport firm van – Benue Links – along the state’s crumbling Naka road.

In a related development, our correspondent claims that a man, his wife, and their driver were abducted on Monday morning while traveling in their car along the same Naka route.

According to witnesses, the passengers were traveling from Otukpo to Makurdi in the Benue Links bus en way Naka road in Gwer West Local Government Area of the state on Thursday when they were attacked by armed men at Tyolaha village.

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According to a witness, the bus had 16 passengers, but only three of them fled the gunmen who took others into the jungle.

The incident, which was said to have happened on November 9, 2023 at Tyolaha Ahume community on Naka – Makurdi road had become a frequent occurrence.

The Acting General Manager of Benue Links, Comrade Alexander Fanafa, admitted in a telephone conversation with our correspondent that a bus belonging to the company was hijacked by criminals on Naka road.

Fanafa however said he does not have the details of the incident.

Contacted, spokeswoman for Benue Police Command, SP Catherine Anene, did not respond to calls or text messages put through her telephone.

Gunmen ambush Benue links passengers, kidnap 13