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The Benue State Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Mr Ekpe Ogbu, has been kidnapped. He was kidnapped along Otukpo-Ado Road in the Ado Local Government Area of the state around 4 pm on Sunday. The adviser on security matters to Governor Samuel Ortom, Colonel Paul Hemba (retd), confirmed the abduction of the commissioner to Channels TV on Sunday night. He said the van the commissioner was travelling in had been recovered by the police in Otukpo, and that rescue efforts had begun.

He was kidnapped along Otukpo-Ado Road in the Ado Local Government Area of the state around 4 pm on Sunday.He was kidnapped along Otukpo-Ado Road in the Ado Local Government Area of the state around 4 pm on Sunday.

The adviser on security matters to Governor Samuel Ortom, Colonel Paul Hemba , confirmed the abduction of the commissioner to Channels TV on Sunday night. He said the van the commissioner was travelling in had been recovered by the police in Otukpo, and that rescue efforts had begun.However, according to a report by The PUNCH, Ogbu was kidnapped alongside three others – Honourable Agbo Ode, one of his in-laws and the driver of the vehicle.

The commissioner was said to have attended a church programme where Senator Abba Moro, representing Benue South Senatorial district, dedicated his newly inaugurated Campaign Council to God at St. Augustine Catholic Church, Otukpo. Ogbu was reportedly going to his village in Ndekma in Utonkon District after the church programme when he and others were kidnapped. The PUNCH said the incident occurred around 8:45 pm on Sunday.

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Fooooolanis should release this man

Fooolani militants

You all should not panic.. Na family matter

Govt official are bin kidnap daily 9ja no go kill person

They are hosting family meeting inside bush🤫

Benue South has become Kidnappers favorite operation zone for a while now. Otukpo-Obarike Road is another deadly road too

Since MBuhari Fulani terrorist government does not want Benue security outfit, these are the type of news you will hear henceforth in Benue just like they're doing IPOB using this bias

APC are really grinding hard to kill every opposition

This is crazy! Ikpe Ogbu is my neighbor. I was with his Son Steven on Saturday o. Abeg ooo…

This can only Happened under APC. Reject APC 2023

E go reach everybody body

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