How CCT judge escaped abduction – TheNigerialawyer

A member of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), William Adteze,
narrowly escaped death when bandits attacked his country home in
Benue State. His kinsmen were however not as lucky as four of them
were slaughtered by the marauders.

Narrating how the unfortunate incident happened, Hon. Mike
Adteze told The Nation in an exclusive interview that Justice
William Adteze was home in Ngibo village, Katsina Ala local Local
government area in Benue state for Easter holiday.

Mike, a former chairman of Katsina Ala L.G.A, said Justice
Adteze who was in the village with his wife, suddenly changed his
mind about spending the night and drove back to his base. “Same
night, armed bandits numbering over 20 stormed his farm house and
slaughtered four persons. The armed men also made away with 28 cows
in the farm house belonging to the CCT judge.” He further stated
that while the bandits were escaping, they came across a bus driver
and slaughtered him before making away with his vehicle.

“On their way they killed four other persons bringing total
number of people killed to eleven,” he added. The Nation gathered
the killings sparked bloody unrest in Kstsina Ala town, the
headquarters of Katsina Ala Local Government Area. The town was
engulfed in another round of killings which led to total a
breakdown of law and order. The killings and burning of houses
continued until the Benue State government imposed a 24hour curfew
on the town. Governor Samuel Ortom who was on leave cut short his
vacation in China and returned home to tackle the situation

Ortom blamed the killings on criminal elements within the
Sankera geo-political axis and called on security agencies to
apprehend anyone found tomenting trouble. Meanwhile soldiers have
been deployed in the area to contend the situation. Normalcy is
gradually returning to the area.

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