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A gang of nine men suspected to have kidnapped five children in Makurdi, Benue State, have been arrested by the Police.
Police said the suspects kidnapped the children in Makurdi and took them to Umuahia, the Abia State capital where they sold one of the kids for N700,000.
It was gathered that the Benue State Police Command in collaboration with the police in Abia State, traced and arrested seven of the kidnappers, including the child buyer.
The State Commissioner of Police, Mr Paul Yakadi, briefed reporters about the crime while parading the nine suspects and the rescued children before Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom.