Police arrest seven suspected herdsmen over abduction of JAMB candidates in Benue

The Benue State Police Command has confirmed the apprehension of 7 suspected militia herdsmen linked to the abduction of passengers from an 18-seater Benue Links autobus on the Makurdi–Otukpo roadworthy past Wednesday.

The kidnapped passengers, which included candidates of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, heading to Otukpo for their examinations, person each been successfully rescued.

While briefing Governor Hyacinth Alia successful Makurdi during the presumption of the freed victims, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Ifeanyi Emenari, said the merchandise was achieved done a coordinated effort of aggregate information agencies.

According to him, 5 of the abducted passengers were initially freed, portion the remaining 13 were rescued connected Sunday morning.

“With the earlier merchandise of 5 occupants of the vehicle, the remaining 13 were rescued this, Sunday, greeting unhurt,” Emenari stated.

He credited the occurrence of the cognition to the backing of Governor Alia and the Inspector-General of Police, noting that the deployment of the IGP tactical squad accrued unit connected the kidnappers.

“That is wherefore we were capable to equine unit connected the bandits to guarantee the victims’ harmless retur...