{"id":78189,"date":"2021-09-03T12:11:09","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T11:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=78189"},"modified":"2021-09-03T12:11:09","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T11:11:09","slug":"police-rescue-abducted-benue-varsity-lecturer-after-gun-battle-with-kidnappers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/09\/03\/police-rescue-abducted-benue-varsity-lecturer-after-gun-battle-with-kidnappers\/","title":{"rendered":"Police rescue abducted Benue varsity lecturer after gun battle with kidnappers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Kidnapped Benue State University lecturer, Dr Godwin Kwanga, has been rescued by police after a gun battle with his abductors.<\/p>\n<p>It was gathered that Dr Kwanga, a lecturer in the Department of Geography, was abducted Tuesday night August 31, by the armed men who whisked him away to an unknown destination when he left his private office for his residence along George Akume Way, New GRA Makurdi.<\/p>\n<p>Spokesperson of the Benue State Police Command, DSP Catherine Anene, who confirmed the development said that the lecturer was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/08\/18\/12-zamfara-kidnap-victims-including-college-chief-security-officer-rescued-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rescued<\/a> on Thursday, September 2, when operatives invaded the hideout of the suspected kidnappers.<\/p>\n<p>She added that a Toyota Highlander SUV belonging to the victim was also recovered.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-78198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/kunlenet07\/2021\/09\/03\/Dr-Godwin-Kwanga.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/kunlenet07\/2021\/09\/03\/Dr-Godwin-Kwanga.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/kunlenet07\/2021\/09\/03\/Dr-Godwin-Kwanga-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/kunlenet07\/2021\/09\/03\/Dr-Godwin-Kwanga-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2021\/09\/kunlenet07\/2021\/09\/03\/Dr-Godwin-Kwanga-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On 2nd September 2021 at about 10 am, information was gathered that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/09\/02\/three-suspects-remanded-in-prison-over-alleged-attempt-to-kidnap-family-in-edo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kidnap<\/a> victim was held hostage at Tse-Anjov village, Welfare quarters, Makurdi. Operatives invaded the hideout and the suspects engaged the police in a gun duel but were overpowered by the police. The victim was successfully rescued unhurt while the hoodlums escaped with bullets wounds.&#8221; the PPRO stated.<\/p>\n<p>Anene further said that some items which included; one Ak47 rifle loaded with eight live ammunition, forty-three expanded ammunition and two Toyota Camry vehicles were recovered from the scene.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Kidnapped Benue State University lecturer, Dr Godwin Kwanga, has been rescued by police after a gun battle with his abductors. 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