Benue: OPWS troops foil kidnapping attempt, rescue victims along Naka Road

Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have foiled an ongoing kidnap and rescued two victims during a fighting patrol along the Naka–Ahume Road in Benue State.
 
A statement signed by the Acting Media Information Officer, HQ JTF OPWS, Lieutenant Ahmad Zubairu, and issued to newsmen in Makurdi, said the incident took place last Saturday, October 24, 2026.
 
He said the troops bumped into the suspected kidnappers armed with dangerous weapons while attempting to abduct motorists and other road users.
 
He said the troops engaged the suspects in a firefight, forcing them to abandon their captives and flee while the troops subsequently pursued the fleeing su...