Gun battle erupts as troops chase kidnappers, rescue two victims in Plateau

Troops of Operation Safe Haven, OPSH, person rescued 2 persons who were abducted by suspected kidnappers successful Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State.

This was made known successful a station connected X by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and information adept successful the Lake Chad region.

Makama disclosed that the victims, identified arsenic Victor Ibikuzhu and Tongriang Dayok Salihu, were abducted on Monday night astatine Kwang colony successful Jos North and aboriginal rescued during a subject pursuit operation.

Security sources said troops of Sector 1, Sub-Sector 12, responded to a distress telephone and instantly mobilised to the country alongside unit of the Keystone information outfit.

The study stated that the information squad launched a pursuit cognition on routes believed to person been utilized by the suspected kidnappers.

Makama reported that troops aboriginal established interaction with the fleeing suspects, starring to an speech of gunfire.

The suspected kidnappers were said to person abandoned the victims and escaped into adjacent bushes aft coming nether unit from the information team.

“The ki...