By Polycarp Auta<\/p>\n
Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Enduring Peace (JTF-OPEP), have rescued two kidnapped victims in Bassa and Kanam Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Plateau.<\/p>\n
Capt. Polycarp Oteh, the Media Officer of the operation, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Jos.<\/p>\n
He said that the victims were rescued following an operation conducted as part of deliberate efforts aimed at denying terrorists elements freedom of action across the state.<\/p>\n
Oteh explained that the operation recorded appreciable successes owing to the support from residents and community leaders.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt about 9:00a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 25, troops of our Sector 3, deployed within Bassa LGA, acting on a credible information on the move to kidnap one Mr Ndubuisi Onuigbo, initiated search and rescue operation leading to the successful rescue of the victim.<\/p>\n
\u201cSimilarly, in the early hours of Wednesday, Aug. 26, troops of our Sector 2, deployed in Kukawa Community, Kanam LGA, during a patrol encountered suspected terrorists elements along the route.<\/p>\n
\u201cTroops aggressively pursued the terrorists leading to the immediate rescue of a kidnapped victim, Malam Sambo Abdullahi, who was abandoned by the fleeing terrorists.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe rescued victims have been successfully debriefed and reunited with their families,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Oteh said that Maj.-Gen. Maxwell Dangana, the Commander of JTF-OPEP, who commended the troops for the feat, promised sustained aggressive operation against criminal elements in the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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