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World● Elevated5d ago · Nov 2, 2026, 3:03 PM

Six mourners abducted in Benue, N15m ransom demanded

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Vanguard Nigeria · Sub-Saharan Africa

By Peter Duru, Makurdi Six persons, including a man conveying his deceased wife’s corpse from Kano State to Okpoga, headquarters of Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State, for burial, have been abducted along Adoka Road in Otukpo Local Government Area. The abductors have reportedly demanded N15 million ransom for the release of the victims. […] The post Six mourners abducted in Benue, N15m ransom demanded appeared first on Vanguard News.

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