Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have rescued two persons abducted by suspected kidnappers in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The kidnappers attacked Kwang village in Jos North on Monday night and abducted two residents, identified as Victor Ibikuzhu and Tongriang Dayok Salihu.
Security operatives responded to a distress call and launched an operation to rescue the victims, according to counter-insurgency and security expert Zagazola Makama, who disclosed the incident on X.
Makama said troops of Sector 1, Sub-Sector 12, moved to the area alongside personnel of the Keystone security outfit and traced routes believed to be used by the kidnappers to escape.
The security team later engaged the suspects in a gun battle. The kidnappers, faced with superior firepower, abandoned the victims and fled into nearby bushes.
“The kidnappers were said to have abandoned the victims and escaped into nearby bushes following the superior firepower of the troops,” Makama quoted security sources as saying.
The two victims were reportedly rescued unharmed and reunited with their families shortly after the operation.
(The Whistler)