The Benue State Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Mr Ekpe Ogbu, has been abducted.
The Commissioner was abducted at the notorious Adankari Junction along the Otukpo-Ado Road at about 4 pm on Sunday.
The adviser on security matters to governor Samuel Ortom, Colonel Paul Hemba (retd), confirmed the abduction to Channels Television via the phone on Sunday night.
According to him, the police has recovered the Hilux van the victim was traveling and efforts are on to rescue the commissioner.
The Adankari Junction has become notorious for kidnappers with at least three records of kidnappings reported there already.