Troops of the Nigerian Army, I Division, have rescued 16 victims kidnapped in Kajuru, Kaduna State.
They also averted a kidnap attempt by an extremist group.
Director of Army Public Relations, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu said in a late Monday statement, “The Nigerian Army troops deployed in 1 Division area of responsibility in Kaduna State have successfully averted a kidnap attempt by a violent extremist and insurgent group and rescued the abductees in Tantatu Community of Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State.”
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According to him, the troops were responding to intelligence on Sunday night when they tracked the insurgents who had abducted some persons in the village.
“On arriving at the scene of the incident, the troops tenaciously pursued the insurgents, engaging them in a ferocious exchange of fire and consequently rescuing 16 kidnapped victims.
“The troops are still exploiting the bushes in continuation of the search and rescue operations to extricate other victims and balk the nefarious activities of the insurgents,” the statement read.
