Troops rescue kidnap victims in Abia, recover hijacked truck

Troops of the 14 Brigade, Nigerian Army, operating nether Operation Eastern Sanity II, person rescued kidnapped victims, recovered a hijacked motortruck and arrested suspected IPOB/ESN gunmen.

This was disclosed successful a connection by the Assistant Director Army Public Relations,14 Brigade Nigerian Army Ohafia, Abia State, Captain Mazinho Attah.

He said troops successful the 144 Battalion Area of Responsibility, AOR, portion connected checkpoint work on the Aba–Port Harcourt Expressway astatine Asa community, Ukwa West LGA, intercepted a hijacked motortruck loaded with cement.

The connection said preliminary investigations revealed that the motortruck driver, Mr. Okoi Essien, had unknowingly picked up 4 suspected kidnappers posing arsenic stranded commuters, noting that the suspects aboriginal changeable the operator with a locally made pistol, abandoned him successful the bush, kidnapped 2 different passengers, and attempted to divert the motortruck to Rivers State.

The connection said upon sighting troops astatine the checkpoint, the suspects abandoned the motortruck and fled into the bush.

“Troops instantly chased them, forcing the criminals to wantonness a locally made pistol earlier escaping.

“The recovered truck, weapon, and the 2 rescued victims, 19 twelvemonth aged Miss Endurance Udeme Mark and 24 twelvemonth aged Mr. Godswill ...