23rd September, 2023
By Stanley Nwanosike
One Dr Maxwell Ayim has been rescued by troops of the Nigerian Army after a gun battle with his abductors at Four Corner-Agbogwe Junction in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State.
Ayim was rescued unhurt on Thursday following a distress call to Nigerian Army troops presently deployed at the Udi checkpoint from the police on the incident.
Lt.-Col. Jonah Unuakhalu, acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations, 82 Division, Nigerian Army revealed in a statement on Saturday.
Unuakhalu said that on arrival, the troops came in contact with the kidnappers, adding that due to the troops’ superior fire, members of the criminal gang fled in disarray with gunshot wounds into the nearby bushes.
The army spokesman said that the gallant troops during further exploitation of the gang withdrawal route found the victim abandoned by the gang.
“Troops proceeded to rescue the victim. He had since been reunited with his family after preliminary medical checks.
“Joint Task Force Operation UDO KA II, therefore, calls on the law-abiding and good citizens of Enugu and the South-East region in general not to relent in providing timely, credible and reliable Information.
“This will help in putting an end to the spiral of kidnapping activities and sundry criminality within the region.
“Operation UDO KA II will continue combating crime and criminality in accordance with the extant rules and regulations guiding its operations,” he said.
(NAN)