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OPWS rescue 8 victims from  kidnappers den in Benue

As the fight against criminality intensifies in Benue State, troops from Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, Saturday, February 19th, 2022 made a huge breakthrough when they rescued 8 persons from  kidnappers den.

The rescued locals who hail from Agasha town in Guma local government area were kidnapped on their farms by herdsmen on Wednesday, February 16th, 2022.

They had spent over three days with their abductors before their rescue.

Special Adviser to the Governor on Security, Lt. Col Paul Hemba (rtd) who briefed the Governor on the successful rescue operation explained that the gallantry of troops from Operation Whirl Stroke who made contact with the kidnappers at Gbekyor led to an exchange of gunfire with the perpetrators and over powered them.

He maintained that the superior fire power of the soldiers overwhelmed the kidnappers who fled in disarray, leaving behind the kidnap victims.

According to a statement by Nathaniel Ikyur,Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ortom, those rescued by the soldiers include  Philip Akpage, 56yr-old, Aondokula Ijah, 30; Mrs Kwadoo Takada, 60; Mrs Kwakuma Asongu, 55; Mrs Agnes Ornguze, 54; Mrs  Yanguchan Tiv, 45; Mrs Kwadoo Mtomga,  45 and Mrs Mnembe Terlumum, 30.

The victims have been reunited with their families, Ikyur said.

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