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THE police in Benue State have confirmed the abduction of a supermarket owner, simply identified as Oga John, in Igumale, Ado Local Government Area of the state.
The command’s spokesperson, Catherine Anene, told newsmen on Sunday in Makurdi, the state capital, that policemen were on the trail of the kidnappers.
Anene said the Igbo businessman was kidnapped on Saturday morning at his business premises located at Camp Junction in Igumale, Ado council.
A resident of Igumale told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that John owned the only big supermarket in the area, and that he was at the mall transacting business when the kidnappers stormed the premises and open fire.
The eyewitness said the gunmen started shooting rapidy and, in the confusion, whisked away the trader to an unknown destination.
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