Troops foil kidnap attempt, rescue victims in Taraba

Troops of 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, said they person successfully foiled a kidnap effort and rescued victims unhurt.

The feat, according to the connection issued to journalists connected Tuesday nighttime successful Jalingo, Taraba State, was achieved successful Wukari Local Government Council of the state.

Signed by the Acting Spokesperson of the Brigade, Captain Oni Olubodunde, the troops deployed astatine the Forward Operating Base, FOB, successful Wukari made the achievement.

“The incidental occurred connected 27 April 2025, pursuing a distress telephone from the Executive Chairman of Wukari Local Government Area regarding an onslaught connected suspected travelers on the Wukari-Kente road. Responding swiftly, the troops launched a punctual rescue cognition to the area.

Upon accomplishment astatine the scene, the troops discovered an abandoned achromatic Toyota Hilux conveyance with a level tyre by the roadside. Shortly after, six individuals emerged from the adjacent bush, unharmed, and identified themselves arsenic the occupants of the vehicle.”