Five days after abduction, Catholic priest, five others rescued in Benue
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Orchia said the victims were rescued by security personnel on Sunday evening.
By Emmanuel Antswen
The Police Command in Benue has rescued Rev. Fr. John Otache a Catholic priest, and five other residents from their abductors in Ohimini Local Government Area of the state.
Aondogu Orchia, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, disclosed this to newsmen on Sunday in Makurdi.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Otache, a priest of the Catholic Diocese of Otukpo in Benue, was kidnapped on Oct. 13 along the Otobi-Amejo-Ajegbe Road.
Orchia said the victims were rescued by security personnel on Sunday evening.
He added that the rescued victims had been taken to Otukpo Teaching Hospital for medical checks. (NAN)