Troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army, have rescued 23 kidnap victims following an attack by suspected bandits along the Ayegunle–Bunu road in Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of Kogi.
This is contained in an operational report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria Monday in Abuja.
The report said the incident occurred in the early hours of Monday, when the attackers barricaded the road and abducted an unspecified number of passengers.
According to the report, troops of 12 Brigade, deployed in Kabba, responded swiftly to the distress call but the assailants had fled before their arrival.
”On reaching the scene, the troops discovered two dead bodies, five injured victims, as well as two Toyota commercial buses and a HOWO truck abandoned by the roadside. Related News Police recover 245 rustled cattle, foil kidnap attempts in Kaduna Gunmen ambush police officers returning from duty, kill two in Anambra VIDEO: Makinde urges calm over Oyo kidnappings, says protests may embolden abductors
