Benue: Arrested men in Okpokwu were travellers, not kidnappers – MACBAN

The Benue State Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, MACBAN, Ardo Muhammad, has maintained that the individuals arrested in Okpokwu Local Government Area last week were innocent travellers and not kidnappers.
In a statement released on Tuesday in Makurdi, Muhammad alleged that the four Fulani men were on their way from Benue State to Onitsha to visit family members when they came under attack.
The incident followed reports that local youths had thwarted a kidnapping attempt in the area on Wednesday, rescuing five people allegedly held by suspected abductors.
Authorities later announced that three suspects were apprehended and handed over to the polic...