The Benue State Police Command has rescued a Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. John Otache, and five other residents from their abductors in Ohimini Local Government Area of the state.
The Benue State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Aondogu Orchia, disclosed this to newsmen on Sunday, October 18, 2026.
Otache, a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Otukpo in Benue, was kidnapped on along Otobi-Amejo-Ajegbe road on October 13.
Orchia said the victims were rescued on Sunday evening by security personnel.
Orchia added that the abductees were taken to the Otukpo Teaching Hospital for medical checks.
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