From Uche Nnorom, Makurdi
Tragedy struck in the late hours of Wednesday as unidentified hoodlums attacked and gruesomely murdered a youth mobilizer, Raphael Ikyav, popularly known as ‘Spanar’, along Akpehe Road in Makurdi, the Benue State capital.
Eyewitnesses said the hoodlums attacked Ikyav in his shop in the evening and reportedly stabbed him multiple times, leaving him in a pool of blood before help could arrive.
Police Public Relations’ Officer CSP Catherine Anene confirmed the killing of a youth leader, saying, “investigation is ongoing”.
Meanwhile, in another incident, at least 14 passengers have been abducted by unknown gunmen along the Makurdi – Road on Thursday.
Secretary of Nigeria Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW High level unit, Yakubu Onu who disclosed this to newsmen on phone, said that two vehicles were involved.
It was learnt that vehicles are a picnic and Sharon bus.
According to Onu, the first vehicle was enroute to Lokoja with 9 passengers on board and six of them abducted and taken to the bush while the second vehicle was coming from Ankpa to Makurdi and eight passengers abducted at the same spot near Naka.
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