The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maj Gen Taoreed Lagbaja accompanied by a team of operational commanders and operatives, has rescued three kidnap victims, while on an Operational cum inspection tour in Kaduna state on Thursday, 25 August, 2022.
According to Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, the GOC and his team rescued the victims from a group of armed kidnappers in Manini village, on Pole Wire – Birnin Gwari road, Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna state.
Nwachukwu said the Kidnappers had abducted the victims and were taking off when they were confronted by the GOC’s team.
The hot exchange of fire that followed subdued the kidnappers, compelling them to scamper in disarray with gunshot wounds into nearby forest, abandoning their abductees.
He said that the rescued victims, comprising two adult males and an elderly woman had been conveyed to Kaduna, where they were receiving medical attention.
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