The Nigerian Army has rescued five kidnapped persons in Kogi State after terrorists reportedly abandoned them while escaping from ongoing military operations targeting criminal hideouts in the state.
Politics Nigeria reports that the rescue took place during a counter-terrorism operation carried out by troops of the 12 Brigade under the 2 Division Nigerian Army.
The operation followed intensified military offensives, including air strikes and ground assaults directed at terrorist camps located in forest areas across Kogi.
In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Acting Assistant Director of Army Public Relations for the 12 Brigade, Lieutenant Hassan Abdullahi, the military said the victims regained their freedom as a result of sustained pressure mounted on criminal elements operating within the area.
According to the statement, troops from the Forward Operating Base in Oshokoshoko were deployed on a blocking mission along the Oshokoshoko-Adankolo route inside the Adankolo Forest following a recent air interdiction mission
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