{"id":6718,"date":"2025-06-29T17:37:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T17:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/?p=6718"},"modified":"2025-06-29T17:37:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T17:37:01","slug":"kidnapped-benue-links-passengers-rescued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/06\/29\/kidnapped-benue-links-passengers-rescued\/","title":{"rendered":"Kidnapped Benue Links passengers rescued\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6719\" src=\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot_20250629-183330-300x157.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot_20250629-183330-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot_20250629-183330.jpg 658w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>By Publisher<\/p>\n<p>Kindly share:<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">All the abducted 13 passengers of Benue Links we&#8217;re on Sunday successfully rescued unhurt.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The passengers had been abducted at Eke in Okpokwu local government area of Benue State but were rescued, following a collaboration between the police and local vigilance groups.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nAdah Inalegwu, Chairman of Okpokwu LGA, who confirmed the development in a statement on Sunday, explained that two of the victims were first rescued on Saturday, as security forces and vigilance groups intensified combing the surrounding forest.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The LG boss added that\u00a0support from youths in neighbouring Kogi State increased the pressure mounted on the kidnappers, forcing them to the release of the remaining 11 victims about 4:00 pm on Sunday at Oando village.<\/p>\n<p>He added that logistics support from Governor Hyacinth Alia and improved security surveillance, including tracking technology aided the successful rescue operation.<\/p>\n<p>Inalegwu further disclosed that the rescued victims are currently undergoing profiling and would be reunited with their families later.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Publisher Kindly share: All the abducted 13 passengers of Benue Links we&#8217;re on Sunday successfully rescued unhurt. 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