A woman who went to shop on Sunday at the popular Vegetable Market, off Airport Road , Benin City, Edo State has been reportedly abducted.
A viral video shows the woman , her husband and children at the market when gunmen came to the scene in a commando style , her husband fleed the scene, while the wife was abducted
In another video sighted by our correspondent, a woman who claimed she witnessed the incident described the incident as kidnapping, stressing, “today, for the first time, I experience kidnapping in my life.”
She added: “Who said kidnapping is not in Benin ? Kidnapping happened in my presence right at Airport Road, Vegetable Market. It has not happened to you does not mean it doesn’t exist.
“I saved the woman’s children today. This is me. It happened in front of me. We were both buying something in the same place, at the vegetable market. This is me, I have bruises. This is my legs.”
Contacted, Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, Eno Ikoedem, confirmed the incident but said it was not kidnapping but abduction.
She said: “I’m aware there was an abduction incident in that area earlier today and we are already investigating the matter. The woman, her children and husband went to Vegetable Market to buy some things after the close of service when they abducted her.”
Asked what could have led to the abduction, Ikoedem said, “for now we cannot release any information regarding that to the public as investigation is still ongoing. But at the appropriate time we will let the public know. The husband, the family members are all cooperating with us in our investigation.”
Asked why she described the incident as abduction and not kidnapping, the PPRO insisted: “It is abduction and not kidnapping. Or have you heard if the abductors have contacted the family for ransom? Or if you have any information I do not have, kindly send it to me.”
