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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigerian Army said troops of Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, have rescued 12 victims who were kidnapped while in transit from Imo to Adamawa states.<\/p>\n

The army said the victims were rescued on Wednesday at Jootar village in the Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State.<\/p>\n

According to the commander of Operation Whirl Stroke, Major General Sunday Igbinomwanhia, the kidnappers took advantage of an abandoned Federal Police Highway checkpoint.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn a recent operation, following credible human intelligence on the activities of kidnappers, troops of Sector 1 OPWS, on February 21, 2024, at Jootar village in Ukum LGA of Benue State, rescued 12 kidnapped victims who were in transit from Imo State to Adamawa State.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn sighting the aggressive troops of OPWS with superior firepower, kidnappers fled, leaving behind their victims,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Igbinomwanhia said that an 18-seater bus belonging to Taraba Express International with registration number GKA-371XA was recovered from the kidnapper\u2019s den and towed to the troop\u2019s location.<\/p>\n

The rescued victims include Mr Sule Abu, 55, Mrs Ashie Shuaibu, 26, Master Suleiman Abdullahi, 3, Mrs Zainab Salau, 35, Mr Muritala Yussuf, 22, Mrs Zainab Saidu, 45, Mr Hammed Mamud, 51, Mr Usman Ali, 27, Mr Nura Abubakar, 24, Mr Mohammed Aliyu, 20, Mrs Felicia Asusi, 29, and Mr Jacob Nathaniel, 22.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Nigerian Army said troops of Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, have rescued 12 victims who were kidnapped while in transit from Imo to Adamawa states. The army said the victims were rescued on Wednesday at Jootar village in the Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State. 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