Troops of the 4 Brigade, Nigerian Army, under the 2 Division, have rescued 14 kidnapped victims following a kidnap incident along the Lagos–Benin Expressway in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State.
The operation, conducted under Operation Whirl Stroke, followed credible intelligence received by troops on routine patrol at about 9:30 p.m. on July 30, according to the spokesman for the 4 Brigade, Capt. Kennedy Anyanwu.
He said the troops immediately pursued the kidnappers along their escape route, forcing them to abandon 11 of the victims before fleeing into a nearby forest.
Anyanwu added that during a follow-up clearance operation on July 31, troops combed the forest and rescued the remaining three victims, bringing the total number rescued to 14.
He said all the victims were medically assessed, confirmed to be in stable condition and reunited with their families or allowed to continue their journeys.
Source: vanguardngr.com
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