Saturday, October 18, 2025 - The Nigerian Army through its Operation FANSAN YAMA, have successfully rescued 21 kidnapped victims.
This contained in a statement signed by Polycarp Okoye
Lieutenant Colonel, Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 2 Division
Nigerian Army.
He said the rescue operations were coordinated by troops of
12 Brigade Lokoja and 22 Armoured Brigade Ilorin, as part of sustained effort
to eliminate bandits and other criminal elements operating in Kwara and
neighboring states.
The rescued kidnapped persons included 14 males, 5 females,
1 infant, and 4 Chinese nationals.
The victims revealed that they were abducted from different
locations across Kwara and Kogi States.
Following the troops’ intensified offensive, the bandits
were forced to release their captives, some of whom have been with them for
over 4 months.
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 2 Division, Nigerian
Army (NA), and Commander Sector 3 Operation FANSAN YAMA, Major General CR
Nnebeife, who has been coordinating the operations ensured they were provided
with necessary first aid and other relief items to assist them recover from the
torture they had gone through in the hands of their abductors.
Major General Nnebeife further sympathised with the victims,
reassuring that the Division remained committed to sustaining the ongoing
onslaught against all criminal elements.
He noted that there will be no hiding place for bandits and
other criminals within the Division’s Area of Responsibility (AOR).
The rescued victims were immediately evacuated to a military
medical facility for medical attention.
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