The Benue State Police Command has commenced an investigation into the abduction of the officer of the Federal Road Safety Corps. The spokesperson for the command, Catherine Anene, in a terse statement said, “Investigation is ongoing on the case (the abduction of the officer). Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers had abducted an Inspector of the FRSC, identified as Nathaniel Terwanger Kumashe, in Benue State. According to a family member,  Kumashe was kidnapped at his residence in Tse Aboh, Uchi-Mbakor in Tarka Local Government Area of the state. He was said to have returned home after he attended the wake of his late cousin who is to be buried on Friday (today). Confirming the incident on Thursday via telephone, his uncle, who is a former Special Adviser to Benue State Governor on Transportation, Chief Yimam Aboh, said his nephew was kidnapped at about 10 pm on Wednesday. Aboh said, “Kumashe is a nephew who was abducted around 10 pm on Wednesday after returning from a wake organised in honour of his late cousin. He stated that the gunmen on getting to his residence fired gunshots to scare his family members and neighbours before he was whisked away. PUNCH Metro gathered that youths in the entire community immediately launched a search throughout the night but the search was fruitless. Aboh said operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps joined in the search operation adding that police officers had visited the community after the incident. The Public Relations Officer for FRSC in the state, Ngozi Ahula, confirmed the abduction and said that the matter had been reported to the police.

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