Troops neutralize kidnapper, rescue victims, arrest suspects in Edo

Troops of 4 Brigade nether 2 Division Nigerian Army successful collaboration with Edo State Security Corps person neutralised a notorious kidnapper, rescued 4 kidnapped persons and arrested a suspected kidnapper successful abstracted operations successful Edo State.

According to Captain Kennedy Anyanwu, Assistant Director Army Public Relations 4 Brigade, Nigerian Army,
Benin City, during a nighttime operation, portion responding to gunshots heard successful the forest, troops neutralized a notorious kidnapper that has been terrorising Auchi.

It said the occurrence powerfulness from the troops made the criminals to wantonness their victims arsenic troops rescued 4 victims identified arsenic Stella Abbas-29, Tina Ododa,19, Razak Rashid-27, and Mutanibi Kalifa -16.

Troops besides recovered N650,000, footwear, powerfulness slope and mobile phones.

Also, during different cognition connected March 3, 2026, troops successful collaboration with different information agencies aided a location successful Ujemen, Esan West Local Government Area, arrested a 39 years aged fishy identified arsenic Omogbegha Solomon.

During the operation, troops discovered a shrine containing charms and photographs of assorted individuals successful an abandoned country wrong the compound. While the shrine was destroyed, the fishy was handed implicit to the Nigeria Police Force Ekpoma Division for further investigation.

The Commander 4 Brigade, Briga...