Troops rescue three kidnap victims in Kogi

Troops of the Nigerian Army person rescued astatine slightest 3 abducted persons aft an onslaught by chartless gunmen on the Okwu Obanyi axis of Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi State.

A counter-insurgency and information adept successful the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, disclosed this successful a station connected X grip connected Thursday.

The station reported that the incidental happened connected March 3 astatine astir 6:00 a.m. erstwhile Abdulwahab Musa and Idowu Ibekunle, some of Opella, Edo State, were transporting workplace nutrient to Anyigba, Kogi State.

Makama further revealed that astir 6:00 p.m., their vehicle, a maroon Toyota Previa with registration fig MUE 689 AE, was blocked by equipped assailants, who abducted 4 passengers into a adjacent forest.

The troops, moving with associated information forces, deployed to the area, conducted systematic bush combing and intelligence-led operations, resulting successful the harmless betterment of 3 victims – Fedelis Onza, Ayuba Fedelis, and Mrs. Joy Fidelis, each residents of Anyigba. One victim, Idowu Ebekule, remains unaccounted for.

“The rescued victims person provided statements to information personnel, portion operations proceed to find the remaining abductee and apprehend the perpetrators.

“Monitoring and surveillance successful the country person been intensified to forestall further incidents,” Makama said.

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