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Benue: 14 abducted passengers regain freedom
Fourteen passengers of Igede origin who were abducted along the Utonkon–Okpokwu axis in Benue State have been freed after a reported ransom payment of N1 million. The victims were part of a 16-member group from Obi and Oju Local Government Areas travelling to the South-West when they were attacked around 7pm on February 9...
Two abducted persons regain freedom in Kebbi
Police operatives in Kebbi have rescued two kidnapped persons unhurt in Ribah district of Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of the state. The spokesman for the state police command, Nafi’u Abubakar, confirmed the news in a statement on Saturday in Birnin Kebbi. He said the operation was part of the command’s ongoing onslaught against banditry and
Businessman abducted two months ago rescued in Sebokeng
The police have rescued a kidnapped Pakistani businessman and arrested a 46-year-old woman in Sebokeng, Gauteng. This was part of a multi-agency operation to combat the scourge of kidnappings gripping the country. The businessman, abducted in Lenasia over two months ago, was freed on Monday during a coordinated operation involving SAPS units...
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