Troops from Operation Whirl Stroke successfully rescued nine kidnap victims in the Owukpa forest situated in the Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State.
The individuals who were rescued had reportedly been taken captive in a commercial vehicle on the Otukpa/Enugu Highway on January 11, 2024.
Major General Sunday Igbinowanhia, the Force Commander, disclosed this during a briefing with journalists in Makurdi on Thursday.
The operation was conducted in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force and the Benue State Community Volunteer Guard.
He said, “On January 16, 2024, troops of Section 6 Operation Whirl Stroke in conjunction with the Nigeria Police Force and the Benue State Community Volunteer Guard acting on credible intelligence, stormed the hideout of suspected kidnappers at Owukpa Forest in Ogbadibo Local Government Area of Benue State.
“The operation was premised on the kidnap of passengers transiting in a commercial bus along Otukpa – Enugu Road on January 11, 2024.
“Nine passengers, comprising of eight females and one male passenger were rescued from the suspected kidnappers”.