An official decried how people scampered for safety as the armed herdsmen shot indiscriminately, littering the communities with dead bodies.
The police supremo disclosed that the planned attack will be coordinated by Muhammad Sani, one of Boko Haram top commanders domiciled at Sambisa forest.
The victim entered the kidnappers’ car and they took the N3,000 in his pocket and cleared the money in his bank account.
The Benue governor fired back at his Kaduna counterpart in a scathing statement on Saturday.
The army did not disclose where or how the victim was rescued but said he was rescued unhurt and without ransom.
Solomon Adebayo, Governor Yahaya Bello’s pensions commissioner, was reportedly killed while travelling to Kabba area from Ilorin on Saturday evening.
The official said that the outcome of a meeting indicated that the university has become a soft target for insecurity.
This is not the first time Capro mission has been attacked by gunmen. School founder Bayo Famonure was attacked alongside his family.
The truck fell over, spilling its content all over the Oshigbudu/Obagaji Junction. A petrol station was also affected.
The police said investigations to unravel the cause and perpetrators of the attack have commenced.
