Police say kidnapped Benue commissioner has regained freedom
The Police Command in Benue have confirmed the release of the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mathew Abo, who was abducted at his residence in Zaki-Biam on September 24.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Sewuese Anene, confirmed the development on Thursday in Makurdi via a text message.
The police said Mr Abo was released in the early hours of Thursday and has been reunited with his family, after spending 10 days in captivity.
Recall that gunmen came on four motorcycles at about 8:00 p.m., ordered everyone in the house, including the commissioner’s wife and children, to lie face down and took him away to an unknown destination on one of the motorcycles.
(NAN)
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