Emmanuel Barki, the acting rector of the Benue Polytechnic, Ugbokolo, Benue State, has been kidnapped by gunmen.
Equally kidnapped were 3 members of staff of the institution.
Barki, along with two other management staff of the institution and their driver, were reportedly kidnapped on their way to Ugbokolo along the Otukpo-Otukpa Road, after an official assignment in Makurdi, the state capital, on Thursday.
Sources said one of the victims was released due to ill health.
A source close to the rector’s family said the kidnappers had made contact with the family and demanded a N70 million ransom.
The spokesman for the state police command, Catherine Anene, confirmed the abduction of the rector and two others.
“Incident confirmed and investigation is ongoing,” Anene said in a short statement.
The incident was also confirmed by the security adviser to the state governor, Joseph Har, who said he was not aware of any ransom demand.
Har said: “The incident happened but I’m not aware they demanded ransom but security men are combining the bushes to rescue them.”
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