Men of the Benue State Police Command have rescued four kidnap victims in the Oju Local Government Area of the State.
The victims were kidnapped on September 23 on Ijegwu-Opirikwu Road in Obi Local Government Area of the state.
Police spokesperson, Sewuese Anene who disclosed this in Makurdi on Tuesday said that the more tactical teams have been deployed to checkmate activities of hoodlums in the state.
“The kidnappers yielded to pressure by security operatives and abandoned their victims on Sept. 25 and escaped into a nearby forest.
“The victims have been reunited with their families,” she stated.
According to the spokesperson, the State Commissioner of Police, Wale Abass, had deployed more tactical teams to the area to checkmate activities of hoodlums.
He advised residents to volunteer useful information to the police on criminals in their neighbourhoods.
