Troops of the 4 Brigade, Nigerian Army, Benin, have rescued 14 kidnap victims following an operation along the Lagos-Benin Expressway.
Kennedy Anyanwu, Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 4 Brigade, Nigerian Army, disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday.
Captain Anyanwu said the operation, which took place in the Ovia North-East Local Government Area section of the road, was carried out by troops participating in Operation WABAIZIGAN.
The rescue, he said, followed a kidnapping incident along the highway on Thursday night.
According to him, the troops on routine patrol received credible intelligence on the incident at about 9.30 p.m. and immediately launched a pursuit of the kidnappers along their escape route.
