An 83-year-old man has been abducted at Kambagu in the Bunkprugu/Nakpanduri district of the North East Region over suspicion of being a wizard.

Reports indicate he was abducted by a group of people who accused him of being responsible for the death of their family member two months ago.

He is said to have been taken away on a motorbike on Monday morning on his way to a family meeting in a nearby village.

According to his family, the people who kidnapped him have been trying to force him to face a witchdoctor after they accused him of killing a young man in their family two months ago.

His son, Nathaniel Yariban, who spoke to JoyNews said all efforts to rescue his father since his kidnap on Monday has been unsuccessful.

He said his father has been under constant harassments from the people since June after he denied their witchcraft allegation and refused to be taken to a witch doctor as they had demanded.

JoyNews has learnt, the entire Bunkprugu/Nakpanduri District Security Council has been involved in a fresh rescue mission since Monday.

However, the family of the old man has accused the police of failing to protect him.