The Department of State Services (DSS) arrests three additional suspects linked to the kidnapping of Professor Samuel Avengbe Okunsebor, Dean of Agriculture at Nasarawa State University.
The arrests happen on Friday night, according to multiple outlets, following the DSS rescue of Okunsebor about two days after his abduction. Nigerian Eye adds that the suspects were taken at a local brothel around Mararraban Akunza on the Lafia–Makurdi highway. It reports the earlier abduction occurred in the early hours of Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at Mile Uku, a border community between Lafia and Nasarawa-Eggon local government areas.
While the outlets broadly agree on the number arrested and their alleged connection to the kidnapping ring, they differ on extra operational details. Vanguard focuses on the fact of the arrests and their suspected links to the group involved, while Nigerian Eye provides names, ages, and where the arrests took place, also stating the suspects are held for further investigation after a court detention warrant. No outlet reports their charges or the outcome of earlier suspects beyond the total apprehended.
