Police rescue kidnapped surgeon, 9 others in Benue
Men of the Benue State Police Command, yesterday, rescued a kidnapped surgeon with the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Makurdi, and nine others after spending 10 days in captivity at Gaya village, Utange Council Ward of Kastina-Ala Local Government Area of the state. Meanwhile, the command in a special operation has foiled another kidnap attempt on Makurdi-Lafia Road in Guma council as well as apprehended the suspected ritual killers of 29 years old professional footballer, one Babatune Moses, in Otukpo Local Government Area of the state. Parading the suspects at the Command Headquaters in Makurdi, the new Police Commissioner for the state, Mr. Julius Okoro, said the Medical Doctor, Obadiah Etito, was whisked away by armed men in Zaki Biam while on a trip from Makurdi on May 13, 2023, and thereafter, opened negotiations with his family for ransom. He said: “But during investigation, a team of Operation Zenda JTF trailed the kidnappers to their hideout in Gaya Village, Uta...