Troops rescue two kidnapped victims, arrest suspected gun runner in Plateau
Gossip • 2h ago
Troops of operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP) have rescued two kidnapped victims and arrested a suspected gunrunner in Plateau State.
Captain Chinonso Polycarp Oteh, Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force Operation ENDURING PEACE, disclosed this in a statement on 3 March 2026.
According to Oteh, the rescued victims were abducted at gun point on 22 February, from Mansur village in Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
"As part of the ongoing deliberate efforts and decisive offensive against criminal elements terrorizing innocent citizens within its Joint Operations Area (JOA), troops of operation ENDURING PEACE (OPEP) deployed at Wase, hafve successfully rescued two kidnapped victims around Kukawa in Kanam Local Government Area of Plateau State,” the statement read.
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