Benue: Arrested men in Okpokwu were travellers, not kidnappers – MACBAN 

The Benue State Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, Ardo Muhammad, has maintained that the individuals arrested successful Okpokwu Local Government Area past week were guiltless travellers and not kidnappers.

In a connection released on Tuesday in Makurdi, Muhammad alleged that the 4 Fulani men were connected their mode from Benue State to Onitsha to sojourn household members erstwhile they came nether attack.

The incidental followed reports that section youths had thwarted a kidnapping effort successful the country on Wednesday, rescuing 5 radical allegedly held by suspected abductors.

Authorities aboriginal announced that 3 suspects were apprehended and handed implicit to the police, portion different idiosyncratic reportedly escaped.

Confirming the development, Chairman of Okpokwu Local Government Area, Adah Inalegwu, said the suspected kidnappers abandoned their captives aft being chased by vigilante youths.

He explained that 3 individuals were arrested the adjacent day, but noted that information agencies had not yet established their transportation to the alleged abduction.

“They are strangers successful the community. It has not yet been confirmed if they were kidnappers, but they person been handed implicit to the police,” the president said.

However, Muhammad rejected claims linking the arrested men to kidnapping activities, insistin...