The troops of 12 Brigade Nigerian Army in conjunction with Hybrid Forces and Local Vigilante have rescued 17 kidnapped victims from their abductors reports thegazellenews.com
Thegazellenews.com reports further that those rescued are four children and 13 adults.
They were rescued on Wednesday, 10 September, 2025, when troops deployed at Patrol Base Apata received credible intelligence of a kidnap incident at Opamaru Village along Obajana–Lokoja Road.
“The victims, who were travelling in a 17-seater bus from Osun State and headed for Abuja, were intercepted by the criminals before troops swiftly intervened. Without delay, the patrol base reinforced by the Brigade Quick Response Group (QRG) immediately mobilized to the scene.
“On arrival at the scene, the troops discovered a 17-seater bus abandoned by the roadside, completely empty. Employing field craft, the soldiers swiftly trailed the kidnappers’ footprints to Wuro Village in Adavi Local Government Area, where the troops came in contact with the criminals.
“Overpowered by the troops’ superior firepower, the criminals abandoned all 17 kidnapped passengers and fled into the bush with various degrees of gunshot injuries. The rescued victims were immediately evacuated to the 12 Brigade Medical Centre for first aid and stabilization.
“The Nigerian Army reassures the general public of its commitment to safeguarding lives and property, while urging citizens to continue to support the military with timely information to aid ongoing operations,” a statement by Lieutenant Hassan Abdullahi, acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations of the 12 Brigade of the Nigerian Army said.
