Troops of the 12 Brigade Nigerian Army have rescued five kidnap victims in two swift and coordinated operations around the Isanlu–Egbe General Area of Yagba East Local Government Area of Kogi State.
The victims were rescued on Saturday.
The operations followed two separate kidnap incidents carried out by armed bandits. In the first, four civilians were abducted, and in the second, another civilian was kidnapped at a nearby location.
Upon receiving the distress reports, troops immediately mobilised to both scenes, professionally engaging the kidnappers with superior firepower.