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Gunmen kidnap Corps member along Benue -Taraba boundary

Armed men have abducted a National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, member from a commercial vehicle along the Katsina-Ala–Takum road, Benue State.

That the incident occurred over the weekend when the Toyota Carina II, with registration number KLD 108 AA, was heading to Katsina-Ala from Takum, Taraba State, with seven passengers onboard.

The gunmen blocked the road at  Tsede Village, which lies on the boundary between Katsina-Ala and Takum, robbed the occupants, and whisked away the NYSC member later identified as Saadu Dauda from Zamfara State.

His identity was confirmed through a corps member ID card found in his bag left in the vehicle.

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Security operatives have launched a coordinated operation to track the assailants and rescue the victim.

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The spokesperson of the Benue State Police Command, DSP Udeme Edet could not be reached to confirm the incident as of the time of this report.

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