The victims were returning from a wedding at Gboko, in the neighbouring Benue State, when their vehicle was stopped at Dan-Wanzam village by the gunmen.
A community leader in the area, who asked not to be named for security reasons, confirmed the incident.‘’With the groom, six people were kidnapped and the incident took place about 4-5 kilometres from Ibi main town. ‘’The kidnappers were mostly Fulani herdsmen residing in our areas, we all know them. They asked for N10 million as ransom which we declined.‘’ Our vigilantes need little support to engage these bandits. The government needs to mobilize the vigilantes and support them to enable them discharge their work effectively,” said the community leader.
‘’We will challenge them because the Ibi-Wukari road is now a danger zone because at any point they can strike. They operate with impunity along that highway because it’s bordering Ibi-Wukari and Benue.‘’We want them to release them unconditionally, or they shall taste the bitter pill.‘’We know all their people and families, we too can revenge, so they should hurriedly better release them, in their interest or to face our anger; we are tired of all the nonsense.
He added that a search party led by Operation Puff Adder had gone after the hoodlum and are currently combing the bush to rescue the victims.
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