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Troops rescue six kidnap victims in Benue State

Troops from the Joint Task Force Operation Whirl Stroke rescued six kidnapped victims near the Gbise community in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue State. A military spokesman stated that the operation took place on Friday following information received by patrol units. Details regarding the perpetrators or any arrests remain unconfirmed in the reports.

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2 differing positions reported on attribution across 2 publishers; unresolved.
  • dailytrustTroops
  • premiumArmy
WhereBenue State
7.493, 8.756 ±120 km
First reported28 days ago
Published2026-09-27 08:16 UTC
Sources2
How this travelled.
Reports2Independent tellings2
2 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Troops rescue six kidnap victims in Benue State. 2026-09-27T08:16:55.088Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:3703. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-27/troops-rescue-6-kidnap-victims-in-benue-3593ca00

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