In Kajuru, Kaduna State.16 abducted individuals have regained their freedom thanks to the efforts of the Troops of the Nigerian Army, I Division.
In a statement released by the Director of Army Public Relations Major General Onyema Nwachukwu on Monday, they also foiled a kidnap attempt by an extremist group.
He said the officers were responding to intelligence on Sunday night when they tracked the abductors who had kidnapped some residents of 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,” he said.
“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.”