Operatives of Nigerian Police have apprehended a lecturer with Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University of Agriculture Makurdi, Dr. Ichor Tersagh for his alleged complicit in the kidnap of his colleague’s wife, Mrs Susan Anyagh.
According to Police, the lecturer was arrested after the victim narrated how she saw her husband’s colleague at the scene of her adoption and efforts to draw his attention to her travail were not successful as the lecturer turned his back and walked away.
The victim further alleged that the suspected kidnappers made phone call with the husband’s colleague working at the same University while in their captive.
The incident happened last Saturday and the husband of the victim, Comrade Paul Anyagh who is the chairman of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU JOSTUM chapter confirmed the incident on the phone to newsmen on Friday.
He said that he was at the command headquarters over the issue and promised to get back after leaving police station.
Police Public Relations Officer for Benue State Command, Catherine Anene in a statement issued on Friday said that the command received distressed call last Saturday about the abduction of the ASUU chairman’s wife.
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According to the statement, “At about 1300hrs another information was received along Yandev-Ugbema road that the said victim was attacked by her assailants and left unconscious by the road side. She was identified and rushed to Primary Healthcare Clinic, Ameladu for treatment.
“Subsequently, the victim started responding to treatment and gained consciousness.
“She stated that while she was driving from NNPC mega fuel station, Kanshio where she went to collect money from her customer, she was flag down at Otukpo road by persons who claimed to be in need and she stopped to render help.
“They quickly jumped into her car and pointed a gun at her, ordered her to drive towards Wurukum area. Immediately, she looked outside the car and saw her husbands colleague; Dr. Ichor Tersagh Smart of JOSTUM standing by the car, she beckoned on him for help but he turned his back and walked away.
“While moving in the vehicle, her abductors received a call from Dr. Ichor ordering that she should be killed and she became agitated. When they sighted a police check point ahead that was checking vehicles, they decided to reverse to a hidden place, they parked the car, brought her out, collected the sum of one million three hundred and fifty thousand naira ( #1,350,000 ) she had in the car, opened the car boot and took a vehicle jack which they used to hit the back of her neck and she fell.
“Dr. Ichor has been arrested in connection with the case and investigation is ongoing.”
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