Kidnapped Catholic Priest, three others rescued in Benue

By Peter Duru, Makurdi
A Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. John Otache, abducted along the Otobi Amejo–Ajegbe Road in Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue State, has been rescued alongside three other kidnap victims by a joint team of security personnel and community vigilantes.
Otache, the parish priest of St. Margaret’s Parish, Ajegbe-Awume, was kidnapped on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, while travelling home from Otukpo.
The victims were reportedly rescued at about 4pm on Sunday after days of operations by security personnel and local vigilantes to secure their release.
Local sources said three other persons abducted by armed men along the same route were also freed during the operation...