Former Benue CoS Escapes Death As Gunmen Abduct Wife, House Help
- Gunmen shot the former chief of staff to Benue state governor, Terwase Orbunde, on his right arm in Makurdi, the state capital
- The gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen kidnapped Orbunde's wife and their housemaid during the attack on Friday
- Orbunde was rushed to the hospital by good Samaritans after the gunmen left him bleeding from the gunshot
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Makurdi, Benue state - A former chief of staff to Benue state governor, Terwase Orbunde, has escaped from a gunmen attack with a gunshot on his right arm.
The gunmen, however, succeeded in kidnapping his wife, Abigail Kashimana Orbunde, and her house help, Patience Ogute.
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According to The Nation, the incident occurred close to the Genocide Cemetery along Mobile Barracks-Welfare Quarters Road in Makurdi, around 6pm on Friday, April 12.
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How gunmen shot former Benue CoS
Witnesses said the five gunmen attacked Orbunde, his wife and their housemaid after the inspection of the weeding of their farm and payment of the workers.
It was gathered that the attackers shot Orbunde in the right arm and ordered the women to follow them to an unknown destination.
Villagers and passersby scampered for safety in different directions as the gunmen shot.
The eyewitnesses said the leader of the group ordered Orbunde to walk away.
The former chief of staff was said to be bleeding profusely before good Samaritans rushed him to the hospital.
Tahav Agerzua, a former aide to Hon Orbunde, confirmed the attack in a short statement, Daily Independent reports.
“The former Chief of Staff escaped with a gunshot (wound) on his right arm while the attackers whisked away Mrs Abigail Kashimana Orbunde, and her house help, Patience Ogute."
Gunmen abduct Benue information commissioner
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Matthew Abo, Benue state commissioner of Information, Culture and Tourism, was abducted by gunmen.
Abo was kidnapped from his residence in his hometown in the Zaki-Biam community of the Ukum local government area of the state on Sunday night, September 24.
A former special adviser on Media and ICT to the immediate past governor of the state, Tahav Agerzua, broke the news of the kidnap.
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