According to the statement, the operation followed credible information received by the security agencies on the whereabouts of the kidnapped victims.
Troops of 12 Brigade under 2 Division Nigerian Army, in conjunction with personnel of the Nigeria Police Force, Department of State Services, local hunters and Vigilante Group of Nigeria, have rescued 21 kidnapped victims in a joint search and rescue operation within the Egume and Ochaja forest stretch of Kogi State.
The victims, comprising eight males and 13 females, were rescued on Monday, following a coordinated operation launched after the mass kidnapping of road users along the Alloma, Ejule and Itobe road axis.
The Nigerian Army disclosed this in a statement signed by Hassan Abdullahi, Lieutenant and Acting Assistant Director Army Public Relations, 12 Brigade Nigerian Army, on Monday.
According to the statement, the operation followed credible information received by the security agencies on the whereabouts of the kidnapped victims.
