Benue’s Police Command has successfully freed Rev. Fr. John Otache, a devoted Catholic Priest, and five other residents who were being held by kidnappers in Ohimini Local Government Area (LGA) of the state.

DSP Aondogu Orchia, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the state, shared this important news with reporters on Sunday in Makurdi.

According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Otache, a priest working for the Catholic Diocese of Otukpo in Benue, was taken on Oct. 13 while driving on the Otobi-Amejo-Ajegbe road.

The PPRO stated that police officers carried out a rescue operation and brought the victims to safety on Sunday evening.

He also said that the freed people are now getting full medical care and treatment at the Otukpo Teaching Hospital.

(NAN)

Rev. Fr. John Otache rescued from kidnappers in Benue