Troops Rescue 23 Abductees in Operations Across Five States

Nigerian troops rescued 23 abductees and neutralised four suspected kidnappers and terrorists during operations in Kwara, Edo, Borno, Adamawa and Kaduna over the past week. The largest rescue took place in Kwara, where 18 residents abducted from farmlands in the Eruku-Egbe-Koro forest area of Ekiti LGA were freed after troops and local security groups pursued the kidnappers. The suspects fled, leaving behind AK-47 magazines and ammunition. Troops also rescued two people in Edo, two in Borno and one in Kaduna. In Edo, three suspected kidnappers were killed and locally made firearms were recovered. A suspected terrorist was also killed during an attack on troops in Hong, Adamawa. Separate operations in Abia and Anambra led to the arrest and handover of suspected IPOB members, according to the military.

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