Benue Police in hunt of kidnappers of Septuagenarian

Richard Elesho

One Mrs Monica Agaku, a 75 year old woman of Tse Agbaragba village in Konshisha Local Government of Benue State has been kidnapped.

TheNews gathered that the people that kidnapped her were eight in number. They were said to have stormed her house at about 1am on Thursday when she was asleep. After disturbing her sleep, they then forcefully took her to an unknown destination. One of her children is believed to be a serving officer in the Nigerian Army.

The information officer of Konshisha local government, Mr Endi Tion confirmed the report and disclosed that no information has been received about her whereabouts, as at the time of filling in this report. He however revealed that the council’s sole administrator, John Ayaku accompanied by the Divisional Police Officer, DPO and other security operatives had visited the Agaku family.

He said the council boss condemned in strong terms the barbaric act of the kidnappers and called on the police to go all out to fish out the perpetuators of the deadly act.