Nine persons abducted by suspected kidnappers have been rescued during a joint security operation involving Kwara State Forest Guards, the State Security Service (SSS), local hunters and vigilantes in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State.
Three suspected kidnappers were killed during the operation carried out in the Obbo-Aiyegunle, Ejiu-Ora and Osi axis near the Kogi State border, according to local authorities.
The spokesperson of the Chairman of Ekiti Local Government Council, Sunday Dada, said in a statement that the victims were abducted on a market day in Eju and were being taken through a forest route towards neighbouring Niger State when security operatives intercepted the kidnappers.
According to the statement, the rescue followed an intelligence-led operation in the forests linking Kwara with neighbouring states.
One of the rescued victims, Umaru Muazu, said armed men seized him and his son during the attack.
