Troopers connected to the Nigerian Military and Operation Secure Haven (OPSH) have rescued 16 passengers kidnapped alongside the Jos–Mangu highway in Plateau state.
The victims, together with six kids, had been rescued on Sunday night time throughout a clearance operation in Mararaban Kantoma, Mangu LGA.
Main Samson Zhakom, spokesman of Operation Secure Haven, confirmed the rescue in an announcement issued on Monday.
Zhakom stated the operation started at about 9:00 pm after troops found an deserted automobile by the roadside.
His phrases: “The troops instantly searched the close by bushes to hint the occupants of the automobile suspected to have been kidnapped.
“The abductors, on sighting the troops, opened hearth, however personal troops overwhelmed the criminals with superior firepower, forcing them to desert the victims and flee.
“All 16 kidnapped passengers, together with six kids, had been rescued.”
Zhakom added that the troops administered first help to among the victims who sustained minor accidents.
He stated they had been later escorted to security and continued their journey to Jos metropolis.
“Troops are looking out for the fleeing kidnappers, suspected to have sustained gunshot wounds in the course of the encounter,” he stated.