Troops of Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP), a security task force restoring peace in Plateau, have rescued two kidnapped victims in Bassa and Kanam local government areas of the state.
According to the OPEP, the success followed intensified ongoing operations across Plateau.
Captain Chinonso Polycarp Oteh, Media Information Officer of the operation, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday.
According to Captain Oteh, “troops of Sector 3, deployed in Bassa Local Government Area, received credible information about the abduction of Mr Ndubuisi Onuigbo at about 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 25.”
“The troops immediately launched a search-and-rescue operation, which resulted in the successful rescue of the victim.
“In a separate operation in the early hours of Wednesday, August 26, troops of Sector 2, Operation Enduring Peace, deployed at Kukawa village in Kanam Local Government Area, encountered suspected terrorist elements during a fighting patrol,” he said.
He further said the troops pursued the fleeing suspects, who subsequently abandoned a kidnapped victim identified as Mallam Sambo Abdullahi.
He added that the victim was rescued and later debriefed alongside the other rescued victim before both were reunited with their families.
The Joint Task Force said the operations form part of ongoing efforts to deny criminal and terrorist elements freedom of action across Plateau State and restore lasting peace and security.
The Commander of Operation Enduring Peace, Major General Maxwell Dangana, appealed to residents to remain calm and cautious while continuing to support the security forces with relevant information to enable them to effectively carry out their mandate of restoring enduring peace in the state.
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