By Citizenship Daily
Gunmen on Wednesday night kidnapped an inspector of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Nathaniel Terwanger Kumashe in Benue State.
The incident was confirmed to newsmen via telephone by his uncle who is a former Special Adviser to Benue State Governor on Transportation, Chief Yimam Aboh occurred at about 10pm.
According to him, the armed men fired several gunshots to scare the family members and neighbours, abducted the victim from his country home in Tse Aboh, Uchi-Mbakor in Tarka LGA as he returned to his house from the wake-keep of his late cousin who is to be buried this Friday.
He said, “Youths in the entire community immediately launched a search throughout the night but the gunmen were fast gone. Personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC joined in the search operation and the police visited the community after the incident”.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Benue State Command, Catherine Anene referred our correspondent to the Road Safety Sector Command, saying she is not aware of the incident.
Confirming the incident the Public Relations Officer, Road Safety in the State, Ngozi Ahula said the matter has been reported to the police.
