Army expansion: Troops rescue 16 kidnap victims, recover AK-47 rifles, others in Niger

The Nigerian Army has announced that its troops of 18 Brigade person rescued 16 kidnapped victims and recovered weapons, ammunition, motorcycles and currency during operations against terrorists and kidnappers successful Niger State.

A connection signed by Captain Adebayo Samuel Adewumi, Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, HQ 18 Brigade, said the operations, conducted connected November 3 and 5, 2026, besides disrupted the movements of suspected terrorists operating crossed parts of Niger and neighbouring Kebbi State.

It said that successful the November 5 operation, troops acted connected quality reports indicating that terrorists were moving from Mashegu Local Government Area towards Rijiyan Nagwamatse successful Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger State.

The connection said that the soldiers subsequently positioned themselves on a suspected violent way and launched an ambush against the equipped group, which had reportedly abducted residents successful the area.

It said that during the encounter, the troops neutralised an unconfirmed fig of terrorists and successfully rescued 16 kidnapped persons.

Items recovered from the operation, according to the statement, included 2 AK-47 rifles, 7 magazines, 3 RPG high-explosive anti-personnel bombs, 33 motorcycles, assorted ammunition and N4,105,000 successful cash.

It added that successful a abstracted cognition connected November 3, troops intercepted different radical of suspected terrorists travelling from Makuku Village successful Sakaba Local Government Area of Kebbi...