BENUE COMMISSIONER'S KIDNAPPERS DEMAND N60 million
By Tahav Agerzua The gunmen who kidnapped Benue State Commissioner of Information, Culture and Tourism, Mathew Abo, last Sunday in Zaki-Biam, have demanded a ransom of N60 million. The abductors made the demand today in a phone call to a member of the family. The recipient of the call who pleaded anonymity for security reasons stated that the kidnappers have resorted to torturing the commissioner to press home their demand. The source said they called and placed their phone on loud so that their beating of the commissioner and his cries for help could be heard. We earlier made the report of this abduction {https://jessevich.blogspot.com/2023/09/gunmen-abduct-benue-information.html} The Governor, Rev. Fr. Dr. Alia condemns the abduction, so do I. What an irony: your brother is made Commissioner and the best you can do is kidnap him? Kidnapping is a social ill and nobody should be involved in it. To curb it, let Government offer kidnappers amnesty and train them in...