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Abduction of 14 Passengers in Benue State, Police Confirms
Benue State Police Command has confirmed the kidnapping of 14 travellers who were en route from communities in the Igede axis of Oju and Obi Local Government Areas.
According to the police, the incident took place on Monday evening along the Okpokwu corridor of the state.
The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Udeme Edet, confirmed the development and said security agencies had commenced investigations.
“Concerning the abduction of passengers on the Okpokwu road, it is true that it happened. Investigation into the incident is ongoing, and we are on top of the situation,” Edet said.
The victims were said to be heading towards the South-West when their vehicle was attacked at about 7 p.m. along the Okpokwu axis.
The attack occurred barely two days after armed men abducted nine worshippers during a night vigil at St John’s Catholic Church in Ojije, Utonkon, within Ado Local Government Area.
DAILY POST gathered that the assailants shot two of the passengers during the operation, killing them on the spot.
A resident who spoke with our correspondent by phone from Makurdi said the travellers had set out from Iheijwo Market in Oju Local Government Area around 7 p.m. on Monday.
“They passed through the Utonkon–Ojapo/Okpoga road in Benue State when the kidnappers stopped them and took 15 passengers into the bush. One person was shot dead when the driver initially refused to stop,” the source said.
Also confirming the incident, the Chairman of Oju Local Government Area, Mr Jackson Ominyi, told our correspondent on Tuesday that he was briefed about the killing of two victims during the attack.
Ominyi further disclosed that intervention by the Chairman of Okpokwu Local Government Area had resulted in the rescue of two of the abducted passengers.
“My security officer called me a few hours ago to inform me that some of our people were abducted around the Okpokwu axis.
“I commend the Chairman of Okpokwu LGA for ensuring the rescue of two persons so far and for his assurance that all the remaining 12 abductees will be rescued,” Ominyi said.
DAILY POST reports that the spate of recent attacks has intensified fear among residents and travellers in parts of the state.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced Morocco as winners of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
The CAF Appeal Board ruled in favour of Morocco, declaring that Senegal forfeited the AFCON final by walking off the field during the game.
Morocco were awarded a 3–0 walkover victory.
This decision upholds Morocco’s appeal following the chaotic events in the match.
DAILY POST recalls that the Senegal team briefly walked off the pitch in protest after a controversial penalty was awarded to Morocco late in regulation time.
They were called back to the field by their captain, Sadio Mané, and later won the game 1–0.
CAF determined that this action constituted a violation of Article 84, or the equivalent regulations concerning refusal to play or abandoning the field.
Under AFCON rules, a team that refuses to continue playing or leaves the field without authorization faces elimination and forfeiture of the match.
A total of three operatives of different security agencies in Anambra State collapsed during the inauguration of Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, on Tuesday.
The incident happened during the parade at the Dr Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka.
The three operatives are one male police operative, another male operative of the Directorate of State Services (DSS) and a female operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC.
The police operative collapsed first, followed by the NSCDC operative, who slumped towards the end of the event and was later escorted to an ambulance, after she refused to be moved in a stretcher.
A source said the police operative was later resuscitated, but was still not stable, and was taken in an ambulance to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku Awka.
The collapse of the service officers was attributed to fatigue and the long period of parade under harsh sunny weather.
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