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Security operatives rescue three kidnap victims in Benue

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Security operatives have rescued three kidnap victims in Otukpa, Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State.

The spokesman for the state police command, Sewuese Anene, confirmed the development in a statement on Wednesday in Makurdi.

He said the security operatives were informed on Tuesday about the abduction of passengers of a vehicle along Otukpa-Onitsha Road.

He added that the State Commissioner of Police, Wale Abass, had deployed an extra team of police officers to the area.

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The statement read: “After an intense gun duel, the kidnappers abandoned the vehicle and took to their heels. Three victims were rescued and the bus was recovered.

“While chasing the kidnappers into a nearby forest suspected to be their hideout, they came across one Peter Ejembi, a member of the Benue State Volunteer Guard, who paid the supreme price. His body has been deposited at Bethel morgue, Otukpa.”

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