Kidnappers Abandon 4 Victims in Benue, Police Say
By Amos Aar
THE Benue State Police Command has said that four persons kidnapped on 23rd September, 2023 along Ijegwu-Opirikwu road, Odiapa council ward in Obi local government area of Benue State have been abandoned by their abductors.
State Police Public Relations Officer, SP. Catherine Sewuese Anene announced this in a statement on Tuesday.
According to the statement, the abductors abandoned the victims on Monday, 25th September, 2022 owing to an overwhelming pressure mounted on them by the police.
It read in part, “following a report of four persons kidnapped on 23/09/2022 along Ijegwu-Opirikwu road, Odiapa council ward of Obi ocal government area, a team of police officers in collaboration with other security agents were deployed for rescue operation.
“On 25/09/2022 at about 2230hrs, after serious pressure mounted on the kidnappers, they abandoned the victims and escaped to a near by forest”.
The statement added that the victims have reunited with their families and the State Commissioner of Police, CP. Wale Abass, has “deployed more tactical teams to the area to checkmate activities of hoodlums”.
The statement however did not give details of the freed abductees regarding their names and our Correspondent was not able to get sources from the area to ascertain the victims’ names.
