OPEP troops dismantle kidnap syndicates, rescue two victims in Plateau

Troops of Operation ENDURING PEACE, OPEP, connected Tuesday successfully dismantled kidnapping syndicates and rescued 2 victims successful Bassa and Kanam Local Government Areas of Plateau State.

The Media Information Officer of the associated task force, Captain Chinonso Polycarp Oteh, who confirmed the improvement successful a connection connected Wednesday, said the operations were decisive actions carried retired crossed assorted LGAs successful the authorities to weed retired transgression elements.

The OPEP spokesperson said the cognition was conducted arsenic portion of deliberate efforts aimed astatine denying violent elements state of enactment crossed the state, noting that troops recorded appreciable successes, arsenic corroborated by immoderate eyewitnesses and assemblage leaders.

“As portion of the ongoing operations, astatine astir 9:00 a.m. connected Tuesday, August 25, 2026, troops of Sector 3 deployed wrong Bassa Local Government Area, acting connected credible accusation astir the kidnap of 1 Mr Ndubuisi Onuigbo, initiated a search-and-rescue operation, starring to the palmy rescue of the kidnapped victims.

“Similarly, successful the aboriginal hours of Wednesday, August 26, 2026, troops of Sector 2 of Operation ENDURING PEACE, deployed astatine Kukawa Village successful Kanam Local Government Area, during a warring patrol, encountered suspected violent elements on the patrol route.

“Troops aggressively pursued the terrorists, starring to the i...