Men of the Nigeria Police Force, Benue State Command, have rescued 13 passengers kidnapped along the Otukpo–Adoka Road while travelling from Enugu to Abuja.
The victims were rescued during a night operation in Amla-Cho Forest, Otukpo Local Government Area.
Orchia Peter, Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, stated this in a statement issued on Friday in Makurdi, Benue State Capital.
According to him, “The rescue followed five days of sustained search and rescue operations by operatives of the Command in collaboration with local security personnel.”
The statement added, “Oeratives acting on credible intelligence encountered the kidnappers and their victims in the forest. Although the suspects fled under cover of darkness, all 13 victims were rescued unhurt.”
