Joint Security Operatives Kill Three Bandits, Rescue Nine Kidnapped Victims
Security forces said the intelligence-led raid recovered motorcycles and left one rescued victim receiving treatment for injuries.
- On Tuesday, joint security forces including the Kwara State Forest Guards and the Department of State Service killed three suspected bandits and rescued nine kidnap victims in Ekiti Local Government Area.
- The victims had been abducted on a market day in Eju and were being transported through forest routes toward Niger State when security operatives intercepted the kidnappers during an intelligence-led operation.
- Recounting the attack, victim Umaru Muazu said armed men seized him and his son; Kwara Forest Guards member Owolabi Adebayo stated, "We neutralised three of them and rescued nine people."
- Following the operation, Adebayo appealed for improved logistics and equipment, noting "There is no type of firearm that is not in their hands" and requesting body armor, binoculars, and night-vision goggles.
- Authorities continue bush-combing exercises across communities bordering Kogi, Ekiti, and Niger states, while President Bola Tinubu recently approved a new Nigerian Army battalion in Omu-Aran, Irepodun Local Government Area to strengthen operations.
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DSS, forest guards kill bandits, rescue nine victims in Kwara
They regained their freedom after the kidnappers were forced to flee under heavy gunfire, abandoning their captives. The post DSS, forest guards kill bandits, rescue nine victims in Kwara appeared first on Vanguard News.
Nine kidnap victims rescued in Kwara
Nine abducted persons have been rescued and three suspected kidnappers killed during a joint security operation in the Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, authorities said. The post Nine kidnap victims rescued in Kwara appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Joint security operatives kill three bandits, rescue nine kidnapped victims
Security forces have rescued nine kidnapped victims and neutralized three armed bandits in a coordinated operation in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State. The Chief Press Secretary to Ekiti Local Government Council Chairman, Prince Dada Sunday, in a statement said the rescue operation, carried out in the Obbo-Aiyegunle, Ejiu-Ora and Osi axis of Ekiti LGA […] Joint security operatives kill three bandits, rescue nine kidnapped victims
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