Driver shot, passengers abducted on Benue road
Verified: 4 outlets have reported this story since Nov 15, 3 of them from Nigeria. 3 abducted, according to 2 outlets.
At least three persons travelling from Enugu to Abuja have been abducted by gunmen who attacked their vehicle at Ijamu village in Oglewu district of Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue State. Our correspondent reports that the incident occurred at about 9.25pm on Saturday along the Otukpo–Ogobia–Adoka road, which has become a hotspot for kidnappings…
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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- 32 outlets: punchng.com, vanguardngr.com· latest Nov 15, 7:07 PM UTCGunmen shoot driver, abduct three passengers in Benue ↗
3 outlets from Nigeria, where the story is: Daily Trust, The Punch, Vanguard News · how we count
- Nov 15, 6:36 PM UTCFirst reportGunmen kidnap three travellers, shoot driver on Benue highwayvanguardngr.com ↗
- Nov 15, 7:07 PM UTC+31 minGunmen shoot driver, abduct three passengers in Benuepunchng.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 15, 7:07 PM UTC · +31 min
- Nov 15, 9:36 PM UTC+3 h· you’re reading thisDriver shot, passengers abducted on Benue roaddailytrust.com ↗
[Claude] Report 2 describes the same Benue road abduction of passengers and shooting of the driver on the Enugu-Abuja route; both place it in Benue State with no conflicting facts.
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