Two visually impaired persons have been abducted by suspected kidnappers along the Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State while returning to Jos from Benue State.
The Chairman of the Plateau State chapter of the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities, Shindol Aaron, confirmed the abduction in a telephone interview with PUNCH Online in Jos on Tuesday.
Aaron said the victims were among nine persons selected to attend a training programme in Benue State.
He said, “They were selected to attend a training in Benue State and from what I gathered, they took off from Jos, and along the way, they got information that the event had been postponed to another day and they were asked to return to their station.
“So, it was on their way back to Jos that they encountered some kidnappers who abducted them. They were nine in the vehicle. Seven of them escaped, and two were abducted. So, right now, we have a male and a lady in their custody,” he said.
