Benue youths rescue kidnap victims, arrest three suspects

Vigilant youths successful Ugbokolo, Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State, person thwarted an alleged kidnapping cognition on the Ugbokolo-Aokpe road, rescuing respective victims and apprehending 3 suspects.

A nonmigratory of the community, who identified himself simply arsenic Adah, told journalists via telephone that the incidental occurred late Wednesday night, prompting section youths to organise a hunt cognition aft reports emerged that travellers had been abducted by equipped men.

According to him, “Several persons were abducted by equipped men connected the roadworthy on Wednesday night, a improvement which prompted section youths to mobilise and launched a hunt cognition successful the area.

“The youths nevertheless tracked down the suspects, starring to the rescue of 5 victims and the apprehension of 3 of the alleged kidnappers portion 1 escaped.”

The 5 rescued victims were reportedly reunited with their families, portion the 3 arrested suspects were handed implicit to information operatives for further investigation.

Confirming the development, Chairman of Okpokwu Local Government Area, Adah Inalegwu, said immoderate tra...