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Four traders from Owukpa kidnapped in Otukpa

Four persons from Owukpa in Ogbadibo LGA of Benue have been kidnapped.

IDOMA VOICE gathered that the incident happened on Tuesday evening Aloma junction in Otukpa, the headquarters of Ogbadibo LGA of Benue State.

A resident told our reporter that the kidnappers blocked the road between Aloma junction and Akpagodogbo village and took 4 persons out of the 5 occupants of a Toyota Corolla.

They left the car on the road with the fifth person who is an old woman that could not move as fast as they wanted and they matched the rest four victims into the bush.

The police have since recovered the car from the scene, however, all search by the Obagaida Vigilante Group to locate the kidnappers and the victims has not yielded any result yet.

 

 

James Ewaoche Amedu

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