Troops of the 4 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Benin, have rescued 14 kidnap victims following an operation along the Lagos-Benin Expressway.
Capt. Kennedy Anyanwu, Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 4 Brigade Nigerian Army, disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday.
Anyanwu said the operation, which took place in the Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo section of the road, was carried out by troops participating in Operation WABAIZIGAN,
The rescue, he said, followed a kidnap incident along the highway on Thursday night.
According to him, the troops on routine patrol received credible intelligence on the incident at about 9:30 p.m. and immediately launched a pursuit of the kidnappers along their escape route.
“The sustained pressure mounted by the troops forced the kidnappers to abandon 11 abducted victims before fleeing into the surrounding forest.
“Troops subsequently launched a follow-up clearance operation in the forest on Friday, leading to the rescue of the remaining three victims. NAN