Gana ‘boys’ responsible for abduction of 23 Taraba indigenes – Benue gov’t

The Benue State Government Monday fingered loyalists of the late criminal kingpin, Terwase Akwaza popularly known as ‘Gana’ as masterminds of the recent abduction of 23 indigenes of Taraba State.

Special Adviser on Security Matters, Lt. Col. Paul Hemba, who made this known at a news conference in Makurdi, said the Governor Samuel Ortom administration would not condone any act of criminality within its border.

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The special adviser, who disclosed that the victims are all of Taraba ethnic stock, maintained that the bandits resorted to such antics to get respite since security operatives had dislodged them.