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The Nigerian Army has freed 27 passengers abducted by armed men in Amoda community, Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue State.
The rescue followed a coordinated operation by troops of Operation Whirl Stroke, who stormed the kidnappers’ hideout and overpowered them, leading to the safe recovery of the victims.
According to the Army, the breakthrough in Benue formed part of its wider nationwide counter-terrorism and anti-crime operations, which also resulted in 15 terrorists killed, 42 suspects arrested, and 30 kidnapped victims rescued across the country.
In the North East, troops engaged Boko Haram and ISWAP insurgents in Dikwa, Gwoza, Bama, Banki, and Gujba, killing 15 fighters and recovering rifles, grenades, explosives, motorcycles, and communication equipment.
Elsewhere, security forces arrested 15 suspects in Kaduna for possession of illicit drugs, 25 others for oil theft in Bayelsa, and two in Delta. In the South South, illegal crude oil bunkering sites were destroyed in Imo, Rivers, and Delta states.
In other news, the Nigerian Army said the continuous detention of Corporal Amina Maidoki was to carry out a proper investigation regarding the allegation of theft against her, saying that disciplinary measures within the Nigerian Army are not arbitrary but governed by due process.
The Eastern Updates recalls that the 25-year-old female soldier, Amina Sani Maidoki, was kept in detention over a claim by Salamatu Faruk Yahaya, the wife of former Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Faruk Yahaya (retd), that $50,000 went missing from her residence in Abuja.
Lt Col Appolonia Anele, Acting Director, Army Public Relations, in a statement, said an investigation into the matter is being conducted with the utmost regard for Corporal Maidoki’s legal and human rights, and she continues to receive appropriate welfare in line with military standards.
