Police rescue Catholic priest, five other kidnap victims in Benue
The Benue State police has rescued a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. John Otache, and five other residents from their abductors in the Ohimini Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.
The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO),DSP Aondogu Orchia, disclosed this to journalists on Sunday in Makurdi.
Mr Otache, a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Otukpo in Benue, was kidnapped on October 13, along the Otobi-Amejo-Ajegbe road.
The PPRO said that the victims were rescued on Sunday evening by security agents.
He said that the abductees were currently at the Otukpo Teaching Hospital for medical checks.
(NAN)
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