Security forces rescue 16 kidnap victims in Kogi State
Nigerian Army-led security forces have rescued 16 people abducted by suspected kidnappers in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State.
According to the army, troops of the 21 Battalion and personnel of the Nigerian Navy Ship Lugard launched a search-and-rescue operation after receiving intelligence that the victims had been moved towards Adumu in Dekina Local Government Area.
On 9 August, the Kogi Police Command said its operatives rescued 15 kidnap victims after a gun battle with their abductors along the Itobe-Anyigba Highway in Ofu Local Government Area.
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