Troops rescue over 60 abductees, arrest 44 suspects nationwide
The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, has said troops of the Armed Forces rescued more than 60 kidnapped victims and arrested 44 suspects during operations across the country between September 18 and 24, 2026. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Michael Onoja, disclosed this on Saturday while briefing defence correspondents on the military’s operations against terrorism, kidnapping, […]…
The Defence Headquarters of Nigeria reported that troops rescued over 60 kidnapped victims and arrested 44 suspects across the country during operations between September 18 and 24, 2026. The operations took place in various states, including Kebbi, Sokoto, Zamfara, Borno, Yobe, Benue, Kogi, Nasarawa, Taraba, Bauchi, and Plateau.
Among the rescued victims were 17 individuals along the Isa-Kwanar Isa axis in Sokoto and seven university students abducted along the Daye-Malumfashi road in Katsina. The rescued also included the Executive Chairman of Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara. In Borno State, troops intercepted 44 members of terrorist families, and in Yobe, a suspected terrorist collaborator and spy were arrested.
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