Gunmen on Thursday abducted the acting rector of Benue Polytechnic, Ugbokolo, Dr. Emmanuel Barki, and three others.
The other victims are two management staff of the institution and their driver.
They were kidnapped along the Otukpo-Otukpa Road after an official assignment in Makurdi, the state capital.
The spokesperson for the state police command, Catherine Anene, confirmed the abduction.
She said the command has commenced an investigation into the incident.