The police in Benue state have rescued the Catholic Priest of Otukpo Diocese, Rev. Fr. Anthony Adikwu.
The priest was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen last Thursday after they stormed Ajegbe Awume in Ohimini Local Government Area of the state.
The gunmen had invaded the municipal around 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 15, and went straight to St. Margaret’s parish, from where the priest was whisked away.
However, men of the Operation Zenda unit were deployed to track down the suspected kidnappers and were able to rescue the Rev. Father on Tuesday.
Confirming the release of the priest, the Police Public Relations Officer for the state command, SP Catherine Anene, said the priest was rescued on Tuesday.
The command spokesperson said that after getting a tip-off on Friday morning, the command immediately swung into action and deployed men to the area.
Anene said, “Our team has been in that place for some time chasing after them. It was the pressure mounted on the kidnappers by our team that made them eventually release him.
“They released him out of pressure.”
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