In a series of coordinated operations, the Nigerian Army has successfully rescued several kidnap victims and apprehended suspected Boko Haram commanders along with their logistic suppliers.
On Tuesday, the Nigerian Army announced via X.com that their troops had rescued a former Local Government chairman who had been abducted and arrested a notorious kidnapping kingpin in the Egbe Community of Yagba Local Government Area, Kogi State.
The statement revealed that Mohammed Bello, a member of a seven-man syndicate specializing in kidnappings, had been apprehended. Bello had long been on the security agencies’ wanted list.
Additionally, soldiers responded to a distress call concerning the abduction of the former Chairman of Kabba Local Government Area. They engaged the terrorists in Egbe Forest, capturing one suspect and safely rescuing the victim, who has since been reunited with his family.
In Ebonyi State, soldiers thwarted a kidnap attempt in Ezza-Umuhuali Village of Ishielu Local Government Area, arresting a suspect found with an Automated Teller Machine card, 48 international passports, and other items.
The army also reported the capture of two significant Boko Haram commanders in Borno State, implicated in multiple attacks on military installations. Acting on credible intelligence, troops apprehended Bana Yamode and Babagana Usman at the Damasak Internally Displaced Persons camp in Mobbar Local Government Area. The suspects, claiming to visit family, had previously orchestrated attacks on military forces in the area.
During the same operation, troops arrested two suspected Boko Haram logistic suppliers, Mustapha Ismaila, 49, and Abdulmudalabi Haruna, 30, and rescued two minors. Additionally, 50 Boko Haram suspects and their families surrendered to soldiers in Bama, Gwoza, and Dikwa Local Government Areas, following intensified military operations.
In Yobe State, three Boko Haram collaborators involved in kidnapping and armed robbery were arrested at Gubio Market in Gubio Local Government Area.
In a separate operation in Jigawa State, troops apprehended nine individuals involved in looting a shop in Kazaure town, recovering 255 bags of fertilizer, three bags of rice, a solar panel, and five motorcycles.
In Plateau State, troops arrested five suspected cultists and another individual for motorcycle theft.
Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, Chief of Army Staff, commended the troops for their dedication to combating terrorism and insurgency. He urged the public to support security agencies by providing credible information to enhance the effectiveness of ongoing operations.
Additionally, it was reported that troops of the 6 Brigade Nigerian Army and Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke had previously arrested two notorious terrorists following a fierce shootout in Geshi Village, Donga Local Government Area, Taraba State.
