Kidnapping: 8 Victims Rescued In Benue State

BY: GODWIN OBI ON: FEBRUARY 20, 2022 IN: MARITIME

By Godwin Obi

As the fight against criminality intensifies in Benue State, troops of Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, has reportedly made a breakthrough when it rescued 8 persons from kidnappers den.

The rescued locals who hail from Agasha town in Guma local government area, were kidnapped on their farms by herdsmen on Wednesday, February 16th, 2022.

In a statement, the Chief press secretary to the Governor Nathaniel Ikyur said the victims had spent over three days with their abductors before their rescue

He futher explained that the Special Adviser to the Governor on Security, Paul Hemba had briefed the Governor on the successful rescue operation and explained that the gallantry of troops from Operation Whirl Stroke who made contact with the kidnappers at Gbekyor led to an exchange of gunfire with the perpetrators and over powered them.

He maintained that the superior fire power of the soldiers overwhelmed the kidnappers who fled in disarray, leaving behind the kidnapped victims.

Those rescued by the soldiers include Philip Akpage, 56 yearsold, Aondokula Ijah, 30; Mrs Kwadoo Takada, 60; Mrs Kwakuma Asongu, 55; Mrs Agnes Ornguze, 54; Mrs Yanguchan Tiv, 45; Mrs Kwadoo Mtomga, 45 and Mrs Mnembe Terlumum, 30.

The victims have been reunited with their families.

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