By Emmanuel Antswen
Makurdi, Oct. 18, 2026
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 (LGA) of the state.
DSP 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 Otobi-Amejo-Ajegbe road.
The PPRO said that the victims were rescued on Sunday evening by security personnel.
He said that the abductees were currently at the Otukpo Teaching Hospital for medical checks.
