The Benue Joint security team, Operation Zenda, led by CSP Justine Gberindyer, has recovered the decomposed body of a 74-year-old retired school principal, Mr. Simon Peter Ngupila Ankau, who was abducted and buried in a shallow grave by kidnappers. The victim's son, Rev.

After the wife and son were held hostage, the kidnappers still demanded ransom from the family.

The body of Mr. Simon was discovered by the Benue Joint security team, Operation Zenda, in a shallow grave in Gaya village on the border of Ukum and Katsina-Ala Local Government Areas on August 10, 2023.

The body was handed over to the family, and the Benue state government has reiterated its commitment to zero tolerance of any criminal activity.