Troops Rescue 16 People from Kidnap in Kaduna State

The Nigerian Army in 1 Division Area went hard on the violent group and rescued 16 abductees in Tantatu Community of Kajuru LGA of Kaduna State.

On Tuesday, the Director of Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu, noted that the incident occurred on March 17 at approximately 10:30 p.m.

Nwachukwu stated that the Nigerian troops tracked the terrorists following some actionable intelligence received earlier on. He said: “the troops on March 17, 2024, at about 10:30 p.m. swiftly tracked the insurgents who had earlier attacked the community in numbers and abducted some of the villagers as hostages.

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“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.”

After succeeding in overpowering the extremists and advertising the kidnapped attempt, the armed force men are still on a search mission to rescue other victims and clamp down evil activities of the violent group.

In the effort to halt the attack, the Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja, hailed the security force for their victory and urged the personnel to remain watchful as they carry out their duties to liberate the troubled community.