Abducted Benue LG chairman, aides regain freedom

Gideon Haanongon, the Chairman of Ukum Local Government Area, Benue State, who was kidnapped alongside his personal aides has been freed after spending two weeks in captivity.
Haanongon, along with his Personal Assistant, driver, and police orderly, were abducted on Saturday, January 13th, 2024, by unknown armed men at Anyagba, Tongov, along the Katsina-Ala-Zaki Biam road in Katsina-Ala LGA.
Intelligence reports showed that the rescue operation was executed on Wednesday around 6pm by the troops of the 72 Special Forces Battalion under the 401 Special Forces Brigade, Makurdi Benue State.