Plateau: Military task force rescues 8 kidnapped victims in Pandam forest

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Troops of Sector 9 Operation Enduring Peace deployed successful Namu Town, Qua’an Pan LGA of Plateau State connected Wednesday, 24 June 2026, conducted a deliberate violative cognition starring to the rescue of 8 kidnapped victims astatine Pandam Forest successful Qua’an Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State. 

This was contained successful a property connection signed by Captain Chinonso Oteh, Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force Operation Enduring Peace, and made disposable to journalists successful Jos the State Capital.

According to him, “The operation, conducted astatine astir 3:00am pursuing credible quality regarding the beingness of kidnappers successful the forest, highlights the troops’ unwavering committedness to restoring bid and information arsenic good arsenic the extortion of citizens crossed Operation Enduring Peace Joint Operations Area.” 

“During the operation, troops engaged successful a firefight with the suspected kidnappers, who fired sporadically successful an effort to withdraw.” 

“Utilising the ensuing chaos, 3 of the kidnapped victims managed to flight earlier from the kidnapper’s custody. 

“Subsequent exploitation and thorough combing of the wood by the troops led to the rescue of an further 5 abducted victims, bringing the full fig of rescued individuals to 8.” 

“The rescued victims are presently successful harmless conditio...

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