By Golok Nanmwa, Jos
Troops of Operation Enduring Peace have rescued seven travellers abducted by suspected kidnappers along the Riyom highway in Plateau State.
Sources from Operation Enduring Peace, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak to the media, said the rescue followed a swift response to a distress call at about 9:30 p.m. on Monday near Sopp village in Riyom Local Government Area.
The sources said troops deployed under Sector 6 of Operation Enduring Peace arrived at the scene and found a blue Opel Vectra abandoned in the middle of the road with no occupants, prompting an immediate search-and-rescue operation in the surrounding bush.
According to the sources, the troops made contact with the suspected kidnappers during the operation, forcing them to flee into the bush under sustained military pressure and abandon their captives.
