The police in Benue State have arrested a lecturer at the Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Dr. Ichor Tersagh, for allegedly masterminding the abduction of the wife of his colleague, Mrs. Susan Anyagh. Mrs. Anyagh is the wife of Paul Anyagh, the chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, JOSTUM chapter.
According to the state command spokesperson, Catherine Anene, the woman was ambushed and kidnapped by some men along Otukpo Road, Makurdi, last Saturday. The kidnappers collected the N1.3 million found in her car, beat her to a coma, and abandoned her on a bush path.
The victim, after regaining consciousness, narrated how she saw her husband’s colleague, Dr. Ichor Tersagh, close to where she was abducted and beckoned on him to save her life, but the lecturer turned his back away from her.
Dr. Tersagh has been arrested in connection with the case, and the investigation is ongoing. The husband of the victim, Paul Anyagh, confirmed the incident and promised to provide further details later.
