A member of a Community Volunteer Guard (CVG) has been reportedly killed while three kidnapped victims were rescued by the Police in Benue state.

The incident, according to a statement by Benue police spokesperson Kate Anene, an SP, occurred when the kidnappers attacked a bus along Otukpa-Onitsa road in Ogbadibo Local Government Local Government Area in Benue state.

Anene said on 15/11/ 2022, Police received information that a Toyota Hiace Bus enroute Otukpa-Onitsa was attacked by suspected kidnappers who abducted some passengers in the vehicle.

The statement reads: ” A joint patrol team made up of the Police, Military and vigilante operating within the area moved swiftly to the scene for a rescue operation.

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“After an intensed gun duel, the kidnappers abandoned the vehicle and took to their heels.

“Three victims were rescued and the said bus recovered.

“While chasing the kidnappers into a nearby forest suspected to be their hideout, they came across one Peter Ejembi a member of the Benue State Volunteer Guard who was shot and killed at the spot.

“His corpse have been recovered and deposited at Bethel Morgue, Otukpa.

“The Commissioner of Police, Benue State Command, CP. Wale Abass has deployed additional teams for further operations in the area, and advised enjoins members of the community to provide necessary information for a successful operation.”