Troops rescue six kidnapped victims in Plateau
Six kidnapped victims have been rescued by troops of Sector 2, Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP), during separate encounters with suspected terrorists in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State. The troops recorded the success at about noon on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, when those deployed at Kukawa responded to information about the movement of suspected […] Troops rescue six kidnapped victims…
Troops of Sector 2, Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP), rescued six kidnapped victims in Plateau State on Tuesday, October 6, 2026. The operation took place in Wase Local Government Area following intelligence reports of suspected terrorists moving towards Wanka Village. Within an hour of the alert, troops from Kukawa intercepted the terrorists, who were forced to flee on motorcycles, leaving two victims behind.
The rescued individuals, identified as 14-year-old Muhammed Jibo and 12-year-old Muhammed Yahaya, had been kidnapped on September 6, 2026, while en route to a farm to meet their father in Dadin Kowa Village, Kanam LGA. Another set of four victims, comprising Yakubu Yahaya, 25; Yahuza Dapji, 22; Yahaya Jibo, 20; and Sani Abubakar, 18, were also rescued in Yuli Village by Yuli-based troops around 11 am on the same day. The rescued individuals were handed over to the Village Head of Yuli for further necessary action.
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