By Muhammed Abubakar, Reporting
TROOPS of 1 Mechanised Division of the Nigerian Army have rescued six abducted victims during a clearance operation in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State, North Central Nigeria.
In a statement by the Acting Public Relations Officer of the division, Lieutenant Colonel Musa Yahaya, the troops, while acting on credible intelligence on the kidnap of six persons at Hayin Tsando General area of Maraban, Jos in the local government area, mobilised and embarked on a search-and-rescue operation.
He said that the troops made contact with the bandits and immediately engaged them in a gun battle, during which the troops rescued the victims.
According to him, the troops also neutralised one of the bandits and recovered two AK- 47 rifles while several other bandits escaped with gunshot wounds.
Meanwhile, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Mechanised Division, Major General Valentine Okoro, has commended the troops for the rescue mission.
The GOC also charged them to sustain the aggressive operation until all the criminal elements in the division’s area of responsibility are completely exterminated.
He also appealed to all paramedics to be on the lookout of persons with gunshot wounds, and report same persons to the Nigerian Army or other sister security agencies for prompt action.
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