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Troops kill five suspected kidnappers, rescue victim in Plateau
Troops of Sector 6 under Operation OPEP have neutralised five suspected kidnappers and rescued an abducted woman during a raid on a criminal hideout at Angwan Boka in Sopp District of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The development was disclosed in a post on X by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and security expert known for reporting on security issues in the Lake Chad region.
According to him, the operation was carried out at about 6:20pm on February 17, following actionable intelligence obtained from two suspects who were earlier arrested on February 16. The suspects were confirmed to be members of a kidnapping syndicate.
Security sources said the intelligence led troops to the hideout, where the confrontation occurred, resulting in the rescue of the kidnapped woman and the killing of five members of the gang.
According to the publication, the suspects had revealed the location of their accomplices’ hideout and confirmed that a woman abducted earlier at about 6:00am the same day was being held there.
“Troops immediately mobilised to the objective with the two arrested suspects in custody.
“On arrival, they made contact with the kidnappers and neutralised three of them during an exchange of fire,” the publication said.
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