Two innocent passengers, a newlywed woman and a trader from Anambra State, remain in captivity after being abducted alongside six Nigerian Law School students during a deadly trip from Anambra to Adamawa and Cameroon. While the law students and other passengers have reportedly regained their freedom after paying N10 million each as ransom, the fate of the two others still hangs in the balance.
According to a report by Punch, the attack occurred along the Benue-Taraba border, where gunmen intercepted a vehicle carrying 11 passengers, including the driver. Among the remaining captives is Mmesoma, a newly married woman from Umunya who was traveling to join her husband in Cameroon, and Chimezie, a trader from Umudioka on the same route.
David Obiorah, one of the rescued law students, confirmed in an interview that both victims are still being held by the kidnappers. He expressed deep concern for their safety and called on the government and public to take immediate action. “They were with us in the same hut. We all got released except them,” he revealed.
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He also challenged the police’s claim of rescuing the abductees. According to him, the victims were only released after families paid ransoms. “If the police say they rescued us, why are two people still missing? Are they not Nigerians too?” he asked.
Obiorah also alleged that the kidnappers still have his SIM card and questioned the selective rescue efforts. The Nigerian Police Force had issued a statement through the Benue Command’s PRO, SP Udeme Edet, on Friday claiming that the abducted law school students were rescued by security operatives.
The current case mirrors another tragic incident from 2023, where Rukayat Musa, a newlywed wife, and her sisters-in-law were abducted in Ilorin, Kwara State. They were only released after a N7 million ransom was paid.
The public and relevant authorities are urged to intensify efforts to rescue Mmesoma and Chimezie, whose lives remain in danger.
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