Police Arrest university Lecturer For Allegedly Masterminding Kidnap Of Colleague’s Wife
It was learnt that Mrs Susan who is the wife of the chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), JOSTUM chapter, Paul Anyagh was ambushed and kidnapped by some men along Otukpo Road, Makurdi, last Saturday.
Dr Ichor Tersagh, a lecturer at the Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State, has been arrested by the police for allegedly masterminding the abduction of the wife of his colleague, Mrs Susan Anyagh.
It was learnt that Mrs Susan who is the wife of the chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), JOSTUM chapter, Paul Anyagh was ambushed and kidnapped by some men along Otukpo Road, Makurdi, last Saturday.
The kidnappers were said to have collected the N1.3million found in her car, beaten her to a coma and abandoned her on a bush path.
The Ebonyi State Police command spokesperson, Catherine Anene confirmed the incident in a statement on Friday, noting that the woman was later found along Yandev-Ugbema Road, where she was rushed to Primary Healthcare Clinic, Ameladu, for treatment.
The statement reads in part; “She stated that while she was driving from NNPC mega fuel station, Kanshio, where she went to collect money from her customer, she was flagged 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, ordering her to drive towards the Wurukum area.
“Immediately, she looked outside the car and saw her husband’s 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 checkpoint ahead that was checking vehicles, they decided to reverse to a hidden place.
“They parked the car, brought her out, collected the sum of N1,350,000 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.”
Anene said the lecturer had been arrested in connection with the case, and the investigation was ongoing.
Source: SaharaReporters
