It was gathered that the woman was ambushed and kidnapped by some men along Otukpo Road, Makurdi, last Saturday.
The suspected kidnappers were said to have collected the sum of N1.3 million found in her car beat her to a coma and abandoned her on a bush path.
The state command spokesperson, Catherine Anene, who confirmed the incident, said that the woman was later found along Yandev-Ugbema Road, where she was rushed to Primary Healthcare Clinic, Ameladu, for treatment.
According to the PPRO, the victim, after she regained consciousness, narrated how she saw her husband’s colleague close to where she was abducted and beckoned to him to save her life, but the lecturer turned his back away from her.
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The PPRO said in a statement, she stated that while she was driving from NNPC mega fuel station, Kanshio, where she went to collect money from her customer, she was flagged down at Otukpo Road by persons who claimed to be in need, and she stopped to render help.
But they quickly jumped into her car and pointed a gun at her, ordering her to drive towardsthe Wurukum area and immediately, she looked outside the car and saw her husband’s colleague; chor Tersagh of JOSTUM standing by the car, she beckoned on him for help but he turned his back and walked away.
The statement added that while moving in the vehicle, her abductors received a call from Ichor ordering that she should be killed, and she became agitated.
When they sighted a police checkpoint ahead that was checking vehicles, they decided to reverse to a hidden place.
They parked the car, brought her out, collected the sum of one million three hundred and fifty thousand naira, N1,350,000 , she had in the car, opened the car boot, and took a vehicle jack, which they used to hit the back of her neck, and she fell.
Anene said the lecturer had been arrested in connection with the case, and the investigation is ongoing.
The husband of the victim, who confirmed the incident, said he was currently at the police command headquarters over the case and promised to provide further details later.