One of the rescued victims of kidnapping along the Ojuwo–Ajengo–Memarebo and Ojiwo–Itobe roads in the Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State, Joshua Daniel, has recounted how he bled through the night during the incident.
Daniel is one of the six victims who were rescued courtesy of the troops of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with the Nigerian Navy, Nigeria Police Force, local vigilantes and hunters.
According to a statement signed by its Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col. Appolonia Anele, on Monday, the victims were abducted on Sunday, August 9, 2026, when armed criminals attacked commuters.
“During the operation, the joint security team established contact with the fleeing kidnappers and engaged them in a fierce firefight.
“Overwhelmed by the superior firepower and coordinated assault of the security forces, the criminals abandoned all their captives and escaped into the surrounding forest with gunshot wounds,” the statement said.
