Herders Kidnap Man In Delta After Forcing Wife To Cook Rice For Them

Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen has reportedly kidnapped a middle aged man after forcing his wife to prepare a pot of rice for them in Okpanam, near Asaba in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta state.

The incident happened at Graceland Estate in Okpanam during the heavy down pour on Monday night.

The gunmen attacked the apartment of one Mr. & Mrs. Joseph and whisked the husband away after eating the rice they forced his wife to cook for them, a source said.

According to the wife of the kidnapped victim, Mrs. Joseph who narrated her ordeal, the herders came through the window pointing their gun on her husband and ordered him to open the door.

She said, “We are in the house when we heard some signs on our window. They told my husband to open the window. When the window was opened, they use gun to face my husband and asked him to open the door.

“They brought my husband out under the rain and asked him to lie down and they took me inside and asked me to prepare rice for them which I did. They took all my husband shoes, clothes, phones, ATM Cards and all my jewelry.

“I put a call across to the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Okpanam, but the DPO said that he could not come as it was already late.

The woman affirmed that the persons who attacked them and abducted her husband were herders as they spoke the Fulani language.

She also claimed that she called the police control room, alleging that the respondent was not around while the other respondent on another line said the person is not in Okpanam division.

The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), in the state, DSP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, who confirmed the kidnapped on Wednesday, said the command was making efforts to rescue the victim.