Two personnel of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Officer Oliver Orasuur and Officer David Shiaondo Iorwuese, were kidnapped along the Katsina-Ala–Ukum Road in Benue State. The abductors have demanded a ransom of ₦10 million each for their release. Family members confirmed that the kidnappers had contacted them to press for the ransom payment.
18 Sept 2025 · Katsina-Ala–Ukum Road, Katsina-Ala, Benue
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Kidnapped
2
Total casualties
0
Perpetrators
Unidentified Armed Actors
Response
The NIS described the abduction as a “critical moment for the Service,” calling for urgent intervention, broad support, and coordinated efforts to ensure the officers are freed unharmed.
Displacement
0
Socioeconomic drivers
Banditry-for-ransom economy, intimidation of state institutions
Trajectory
The abduction of two Immigration officers highlighted the growing insecurity along the Katsina-Ala–Ukum axis, a known hotspot for banditry and kidnappings. The incident followed a similar case in May 2025, when gunmen abducted Simon Agbo, another Immigration officer, from his home in Makurdi, the state capital.
Cycle notes
The September 2025 abduction of two Immigration officers on the Katsina‑Ala–Ukum Road directly echoed the 11 May 2025 abduction of Immigration officer Simon Agbo from his home in Makurdi, and the 19 September 2025 attack on police officers on the same axis – all part of a pattern of banditry targeting state security officials in Benue State.
Pattern
Kidnapping targeting security officials
Sources
- https://dailypost.ng/2025/09/18/kidnappers-demand-n10m-each-for-two-immigration-officers-abducted-in-benue/
- https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/north-central/733620-kidnappers-demand-n20m-ransom-for-abducted-immigration-officers-in-benue.html
- https://guardian.ng/news/two-immigration-officers-kidnapped-in-benue-n20m-ransom-demanded/
Related — Kidnapping
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