Tag: rescue of kidnapped victims
Nigerian troops rescue 318 victims in crackdown on terrorists, others
Onoja said the troops of Operations ENDURING PEACE and WHIRL STROKE, apprehended 32 suspects, neutralised multiple extremists, rescued 20 kidnap…
Troops rescue 12 kidnap victims in assault on Borno’s Mandara mountains
By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja Nigerian Army troops have rescued seven women and five children from Boko Haram captivity in a a…
Army’s Warrant Officer, nine others rescued as troops foil kidnapping plot in Benue
The Commander added that the rescued victims are in safe custody and being debriefed before being handed over to the…
Kogi: Troops rescue 2 kidnapped victims, retrieve N3.8m ransom money
The statement indicated that the operation followed reports to the troops that relatives of some of the kidnapped victims were…
Nigerian troops kill 17 terrorists, nab 85 suspects, rescue 10 from kidnappers
Toops of 195 Battalion, working with the Department of State Services (DSS), apprehended a notorious Boko Haram/ISWAP informant and ransom…
Nigerian troops kill dozens of terrorists, nab 62 suspects, rescue 30 victims
Kangye added that troops of Operation Whirl Stroke neutralised several armed criminals, arrested 12 suspects, and rescued 17 kidnapped victims…
Police rescue 10 after five months in kidnappers’ den in Kaduna
The victims were abducted by bandits who attacked their homes in Kushe Makaranta village in large numbers and took them…
Troops kill 9, rescue 37 in nationwide crackdown on terrorists, kidnappers
Notably, 28 hostages, including a pregnant woman who gave birth during the operation, were freed in Sakaba, Kebbi State,” he…
Nigerian troops nab 54 terror suspects, rescue 9 kidnapped victims
In the North West, the source said the troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA rescued eight kidnapped victims at Tungar Miragumi…
Troops kill 23 terrorists, rescue 26 victims in Katsina
Also four family members of ISWAP/JAS terrorists – two adult females and two children – surrendered to troops of 192…
Police rescue 16 hostages from kidnappers in Edo
According to the statement, six victims were rescued along the Benin–Akure Road, one of them sustained a gunshot injury during…
Troops storm Kogi forest, rescue Seriki Fulani, 5 others from kidnappers
The kidnappers fled with injuries after encountering superior firepower from the troops, abandoning their victims and some of their belongings,…
Benue’s Alia excited as security agencies rescue 11 victims from kidnappers
Alia, however, expressed sadness over the situation, saying that some of the victims, according to security reports, stayed in captivity…
Troops rescue 11 hostages from kidnappers, recover weapons in Benue, Taraba
The daring operations were conducted by troops of Sector I Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), between Saturday and Sunday,
Police rescue 2 Gombe teenagers from kidnappers
The rescue of the two abducted teenagers was carried out by operatives of the Kwadon Police Division following a report…