Benue farmer killed after N5.5m ransom
A prominent farmer in Akor village in Nzorob Council Ward, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, Terzungwe Shaku, has been killed by gunmen after collecting N5.5m ransom from the family.
PUNCH Metro gathered that the deceased was kidnapped before the New Year celebration and the abductors had demanded N20m as ransom.
A family source who preferred anonymity said, “It is true. Akor is my village. He (Terzungwe) owns a provision shop in Akor. Early last year, Fulani herdsmen attacked him.
“But this time around, some gunmen kidnapped him, just before the New Year and took him away for about two weeks. They demanded a ransom of N10m but his family negotiated with them and they arrived at a ransom of N5.5m.
Unfortunately, the gunmen killed him at the same spot where they had directed the family to drop the ransom. What happened is that he was eventually shot and killed by his abductors.”
Meanwhile, when contacted, both the Guma LGA boss and state police command said they were not aware of the incident.
The Chairman of Guma LGA, Maurice Orwough, said, “I am not aware of the incident.”
Also, the spokesperson for the state command, Catherine Anene, said, via terse SMS, “I don’t have this information, please.”
(PUNCH)
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