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Kidnapping and security operations in Benue State

Overview

Security operations in Benue State have targeted kidnapping incidents involving abducted individuals. In mid-August, security operatives arrested two suspects, Usman Shuaibu and Aliyu Drahu, after a victim escaped from a forest hideout in the Utonkon district of Ado Local Government Area.

Following this, police conducted a night operation in the Amla-Cho Forest within the Otukpo Local Government Area to rescue 13 passengers who had been abducted while traveling from Enugu to Abuja. During the rescue, suspects fled, though a prior engagement on August 16 resulted in one suspect being neutralized and the recovery of an AK-47 rifle and ammunition. Authorities noted that the total number of victims was higher than initially reported due to discrepancies in the original passenger manifest.

Entities

Amla-Cho Forest · Joseph Har · Benue State Civil Protection Guard · Benue State Police Command · DSP Orchia Peter Aondongu

Timeline

  1. 22 days ago

    [CRIME] 9 sources
    Benue State Police rescue 13 kidnapped passengers

    Benue State Police rescued 13 kidnapped passengers in the Amla-Cho Forest following a multi-day operation. The victims were traveling from Enugu to Abuja when their bus was abducted in mid-August 2026.

  2. 26 days ago

    [CRIME] 3 sources
    Benue State security operatives arrest two suspected kidnappers

    Two suspected kidnappers were arrested in Benue State, Nigeria, after a female victim escaped from their forest hideout in the Ado Local Government Area.

Sources

arewaagenda.com · blueprint.ng · dailytrust.com · dailytrust.com.ng · gistmania.com · naijanews.com · newtelegraphng.com · punchng.com · theglittersonline.com.ng · tribuneonlineng.com