Benue police rescue 29 kidnap victims, arrest 34 foreign nationals

Benue State police rescued 29 kidnapped people and arrested 34 foreign nationals in operations during October, Commissioner Cletus Nwadiogbu said. Those rescued included four passengers abducted near Ayilamo-Tse-Abi, 17 farmers kidnapped in Tombo District and eight people, including a Catholic priest, abducted in Ohimini. The foreign nationals arrested were 16 Cameroonians detained in Otukpo and 18 Nigeriens intercepted at Orokam, with authorities checking their immigration status. Separate operations targeting suspected criminals recovered firearms, ammunition, phones and ATM cards.