{"id":6679,"date":"2026-11-02T15:15:46","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T15:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/02\/six-mourners-abducted-in-benue-n15m-ransom-demanded\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T15:15:46","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T15:15:46","slug":"six-mourners-abducted-in-benue-n15m-ransom-demanded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/02\/six-mourners-abducted-in-benue-n15m-ransom-demanded\/","title":{"rendered":"Six mourners abducted in Benue, N15m ransom demanded"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Peter Duru, Makurdi<\/strong><\/p>\n

Six persons, including a man conveying his deceased wife\u2019s corpse from Kano State to Okpoga, headquarters of Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State, for burial, have been abducted along Adoka Road in Otukpo Local Government Area.<\/p>\n

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The abductors have reportedly demanded N15 million ransom for the release of the victims.<\/p>\n

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The victims, comprising the bereaved husband and five other mourners accompanying him, were reportedly kidnapped at about 8pm on Friday, while the woman\u2019s corpse was abandoned in their vehicle.<\/p>\n

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A community member, Meddy Olotu, who raised the alarm over the incident, said the victims had remained in captivity since Friday, while efforts to secure their release had yet to yield results as of Monday.<\/p>\n

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According to him, the victims were returning from Kano, where the woman died, and heading to Okpoga for her burial when they were intercepted along Adoka Road.<\/p>\n

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Olotu said: \u201cThe man, who is based in Kano, lost his wife, and they were bringing her corpse back home to Okpoga in Okpokwu LGA of Benue State for burial.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey left Kano, and you can imagine the journey from Kano to Benue State. It is a long journey. They got to Adoka at about 8pm. That was the last time the family members could reach them.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat same Friday, around Adoka Road, they were said to have been kidnapped and whisked into the bush, while the corpse of his late wife was left in the vehicle. There were about six of them.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom that Friday till today, Monday, they have not been released. As I speak to you, we learnt the abductors are demanding N15 million ransom.\u201d<\/p>\n

Describing the incident as particularly distressing, Olotu said the abduction had compounded the grief of the family, which was already mourning the loss of the woman.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor somebody who lost his wife, they kidnapped him and his five friends and left the wife\u2019s corpse on the road. That is terrible,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said personnel of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) reportedly found the corpse the following morning and took it to the police station at Adoka, from where it was deposited in a mortuary pending the release of the abducted persons.<\/p>\n

Olotu added that the abductors had maintained contact with the victims\u2019 family, with one of the relatives reportedly able to communicate with them because he understood the language they spoke.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast night, I spoke with one of the family members who said the people have been calling. Luckily, he understands Hausa, so he is able to communicate with them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He said the six victims were still being held in the bush as of Monday, while the woman\u2019s corpse remained in a mortuary in Adoka.<\/p>\n

Olotu appealed to relevant authorities to intensify efforts to rescue the victims, expressing concern that the family might struggle to raise the ransom demanded.<\/p>\n

Confirming the incident, Chairman of Otukpo Local Government Council, Maxwell Ogiri, said the abduction occurred along Adoka Road.<\/p>\n

Ogiri, who said the vehicle\u2019s driver was his friend, described the incident as traumatic and confirmed that the kidnappers were demanding N15 million.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe matter is being looked into. Efforts are being made to secure the victims\u2019 release,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Also confirming the abduction, the Benue State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Peter Aondongu, said the incident occurred on Friday and that efforts were ongoing to rescue the victims.<\/p>\n

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