Troops rescue kidnapped victims, intercepts suspected gunrunner

Troops of Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP) deployed astatine Wase, person rescued 2 kidnapped victims astir Kukawa successful Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau State.

Captain Chinonso Polycarp Oteh,
Media Information Officer
Joint Task Force, Operation ENDURING PEACE, successful a connection said the rescue operations took spot connected 22 February 2026, successful Mansur colony successful Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State.

It said the troops who were connected patrol, received intelligent and rapidly mobilized to the scene, but bandits abandoned the victims, took to their heel

The connection further added that the victims who debriefed and reunited with their family, were abducted astatine a weapon point.

Similarity, troops of OPEP deployed astatine Sanga, successful Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State person intercepted a 36 year-old Vincent Ibrahim, a suspected gunrunner during halt and hunt operations astatine Kurmin Goro village.

He was conveying 5 fabricated rifles to an undisclosed determination successful Kafanchan erstwhile luck ran retired of him

Troops rescue kidnapped victims, intercepts suspected gunrunner