A spiritualist and 11 suspected kidnappers have been arrested in Benue State for a series of abduction cases in the North-Central state
Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Catherine Anene disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Makurdi, the state capital.
She identified the spiritualist as Mohammed Omachoko, who allegedly supplied charms for kidnappers, adding that the suspects were involved in kidnap of the Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Ekpe Ogbu, last year.
Anene stated that the Commissioner of Police, Wale Abass, had ordered the deployment of tactical teams to the southern part of the state to nab kidnap syndicates grouping in the area.
“As a result of this deployment, men of Operation Zenda Joint Task Force, (JTF) trailed and arrested the following persons in connection with the case of Kidnap that happened on 4/12/2022 involving the Commissioner for Housing/ Urban Development, Hon. Anthony Ogbu and other kidnap incidents reported in the area,” the statement read
