Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued a kidnap victim and recovered an AK-47 rifle during an operation in Kogi State.
The Nigerian Army disclosed this in a statement shared on its official social media handle on Monday, saying the 28-year-old victim escaped from his abductors and sought help from troops operating from Patrol Base Obajana.
According to the statement, the victim told the soldiers during preliminary debriefing that he was abducted from the Abaji area of the Federal Capital Territory about five weeks ago and had been held at a location within the area.
Acting on information provided by the victim, the troops moved to the location where he said he had been held.
The army said the suspected kidnappers fled after sighting the troops, abandoning an AK-47 rifle in the area.
