The Principal Special Assistant to Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia on Youth and Media Mobilisation, Atu Terver, popularly known as Krayzeetee, has reportedly been abducted by unidentified gunmen.
Naija News learnt that the news of the incident broke late Tuesday after his wife raised the alarm in an emotional social media post.
According to her, she received a distress call from her husband in a terrified tone.
“He said: ‘I have been abducted, call mummy.’ After that, I couldn’t reach his phone again,” Daily Post quoted the wife stating.
Efforts to reach Terver’s phone following the call proved unsuccessful, heightening fears about his safety.
Authorities have yet to officially confirm the abduction or provide information about possible rescue operations as of the time of filing this report.
Terver, who serves as Principal Special Assistant on Youth and Media Mobilisation, recently made headlines after sacking one of his aides who participated in a protest against killings in Benue State.
His abduction adds to the growing list of security concerns in the state, which has faced repeated attacks and violent incidents in recent months.
Meanwhile, former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has decried the worsening insecurity across the country, warning that abductions and killings have become an everyday occurrence for Nigerians.
Naija News reports that Obi, in a statement via his official 𝕏 on Tuesday, was reacting to the abduction of 44 worshippers from a mosque in Zamfara State.
The former Governor of Anambra State noted that the incident happened barely days after reports of a peace deal in neighboring Katsina State.
“While news headlines are still celebrating a purported peace deal in Katsina, we were again confronted with another unfortunate reality that 55 of our fellow citizens were abducted in neighbouring Zamfara State,” Obi said.
He lamented that behind the statistics of those killed or abducted were human lives and broken families.
“Behind every number are families torn apart, dreams cut short, and futures stolen. A nation cannot grow or prosper when its citizens live in perpetual fear. It is now as though the lives of Nigerians do not matter,” he said.
He questioned the government’s response to the wave of abductions and killings.
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