Troops of Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP) have rescued two kidnapped victims in Bassa and Kanam Local Government Areas of Plateau State as part of intensified security operations across the state.
The development was disclosed by the operation’s Media Information Officer, Captain Chinonso Polycarp Oteh, in a statement issued on Wednesday.
According to Oteh, troops of Sector 3 deployed in Bassa received credible information at about 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 25, concerning the abduction of Mr Ndubuisi Onuigbo.
The troops immediately launched a search-and-rescue operation, which resulted in the successful rescue of the victim.
In a separate operation in the early hours of Wednesday, August 26, troops of Sector 2 deployed at Kukawa village in Kanam Local Government Area encountered suspected terrorist elements during a fighting patrol.
The troops pursued the fleeing suspects, who subsequently abandoned a kidnapped victim identified as Mallam Sambo Abdullahi.
The victim was rescued and later debriefed alongside Onuigbo before both were reunited with their families.
The Joint Task Force said the operations were part of ongoing efforts to deny criminal and terrorist elements freedom of action across Plateau State and restore lasting peace and security.
The Commander of Operation Enduring Peace, Major General Maxwell Dangana, appealed to residents to remain calm and vigilant.
He also urged members of the public to continue providing security forces with relevant information to support ongoing operations and enable them to effectively carry out their mandate of restoring enduring peace across the state.
