Palpable tension has gripped residents of Owukpa Community in Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State as gunmen suspected to be kidnappers are
DAILY POST gathered that some yet-to-be identified assailants suspected to be Fulani herdsmen, on Wednesday, abducted a Catechist attached to the St Mary Immaculate Church Aho, Mr Patrick Jerome with immediate call for ransom.
Confirming the incident to DAILY POST on Sunday, Mr Aaron said his wife was abducted while attending to customers in his shop at the market.“They invaded Aho market on Saturday with heavy firearms shooting sporadically before gaining entrance into my shop. The carted away most of my expensive goods. I can’t count how many phones they took and they also went away with all the money I left in the shop. They targeted my wife,” he said.
He said during the latest attack, the gunmen injured another resident who is currently in a critical condition, stating that he may not survive the injury.
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