September 18, (THEWILL) – Suspected kidnappers were alleged to have inercepted a Benue Links Bus on Sunday night, in which fifteen passengers including a staff of the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), were abducted.
The NTA staff, Mr Thomas Tikyaa, who is an Accountant, was said to have been transferred from Makurdi Zonal Network Office to Abia state, and was coming to Benue to visit his family, when the incident occurred between Ugbokolo in Opkopwu and Otukpa in Ogbadibo local government areas of Benue state.
It was gathered that four other passengers were able to escape, with eleven held hostage at the moment.
In a letter of complaint, written by the the Zonal Director, Pam Dung Nyam, to the Commissioner of Police, Benue State Command, appealed for quick intervention to rescue the victims.
“I wish to formally report the kidnap of the above mentioned Staff of NTA, who was recently redeployed from NTA Network Centre, Makurdi, to NTA, Abia State”.
“The ugly incident occurred around 10:00pm yesterday, 17 September 2023 between Ogbokolo and Otukpa on his way to Makurdi to visit his family while onboard Benue Links Bus.”
Mr Nyam noted that the NTA family will be Happy if the victim is rescued and safely returned to his family.
When contacted, the Commissioner of Police, Bartholomew Onyeka, through the PPRO, SP Sewuese Anene, who confirmed the kidnap, said investigation is ongoing to unravel those responsible for the crime even as she did mention the number of victims in the vehicle.
