Plateau: Troops eliminate two suspected kidnappers, rescue abducted victims

By Marie-Therese Nanlong

JOS — Troops of the 3 Division of the Nigerian Army and the Joint Task Force, Operation Enduring Peace (JTF OPEP), person eliminated 2 suspected kidnappers and rescued 2 abducted victims during a coordinated cognition successful Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau State.

The operation, conducted connected Wednesday, covered Kukawa, Shuwaka, Ganjuwa, and Tunga villages pursuing the abduction of 2 persons, identified arsenic Muhammadu Sani and Ibrahim Manman, on the Wanka–Dengi roadworthy successful Kanam.

Acting connected intelligence, the troops launched a rescue mission, cordoning disconnected the country and engaging the kidnappers astatine the outskirts of Tunga village.

According to Major Samson Zhakom, Media Information Officer of JTF Operation Enduring Peace, “The criminals opened occurrence connected the troops, who responded with superior firepower, neutralising 2 of the suspects portion others fled with gunshot wounds.”

He added that a thorough hunt of the criminals’ hideout led to the betterment of 1 pump-action gun, 1 locally fabricated rifle, 8 cartridges, and different items utilized for their operations.

The rescued victims were safely reunited with their families aft undergoing modular information checks, portion the recovered weapons stay successful subject custody for further investigation.

Major Zhakom reaffirmed the JTF’s committedness to sustained operations aimed astatine dismantling transgression networks and protecting lives and spot crossed the associated operations area.

He emphasised that Operation Enduring Peace volition proceed to contradict non-state actors the state to operate, maintaining unit connected transgression elements to warrant lasting bid and information successful Plateau State and surrounding communities.

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