- Safiu Kehinde
Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued eight abducted victims following raid on hideout of suspected kidnappers in Kaduna State.
This was made known in a statement issued on the army’s official X handle on Thursday.
According to the statement, the troops attached to Sector 7, Operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP), launched a swift and coordinated offensive into a known kidnappers’ hideout at Badurum Kasa Forest, Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna state, on Wednesday.
The troops reportedly carried out the operation in synergy with the Zango Kataf Police Area Command, Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), Forest Guards and local Hunters, advanced decisively into the forest.
They came in contact with the kidnappers who, unable to withstand the superior force and precision of the joint team, abandoned their captives and fled in disarray into the surrounding bushes.
Following the kidnapper’s’ escape, would rescue theeight kidnapped victims unharmed and successfully reunited with their families.
Those rescued include Mrs Rashida Musa (19), Mrs Hafsat Nuhu (18), Mr Zakari Saleh (52), Miss Hasiya Yahaya (13), Mr Ahmed Yahaya (14), Mr Ibrahim Saiba (11), Miss Salma Yahaya (14) and Mr Sophan Idris (18).
The development, according to the statement, stresses the Nigerian Army’s robust inter-agency synergy, agile ground manoeuvres and relentless resolve to protect lives, secure critical routes and deny criminal elements the freedom of action.