The victims were freed after a coordinated security operation involving multiple agencies.

The Kogi State government has announced the rescue of four people abducted during an attack on a controversial National Examinations Council (NECO) examination centre in Olowa, Dekina Local Government Area.

The victims were freed after a coordinated security operation involving multiple agencies.

The victims, who were kidnapped by suspected gunmen during the ongoing NECO examinations, include the school principal, a NECO official and two female candidates.

The state Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, disclosed the development in a statement issued on Thursday.