Nigerian Army on Tuesday confirmed that its operatives have successfully foiled multiple kidnap attempts in Plateau and Zamfara States
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday confirmed that its operatives foiled multiple kidnap attempts in Plateau and Zamfara States. Spokesman of the Nigerian Army, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement disclosed that troops deployed in the Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State rescued one Mrs Rosemary Jekpe. Nwachukwu said Jekpe was kidnapped…The Nigerian Army on Tuesday confirmed that its operatives foiled multiple kidnap attempts in Plateau and Zamfara States.
According to the Army spokesman, the troops also recovered one AK-47 rifle and two motorbikes from the kidnappers during their rescue mission. In another operation, in Zamfara State, the troops in a prompt response to a distress call foiled the abduction of three persons by violent extremists at the outskirts of Kwatarkwashi Village in the Gusau Local Government Area.
The militants, notorious for their reign of terror in the state, were engaged in a gun duel by the troops, resulting in the elimination of one of them, while others took to their heels. The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the N1.28 trillion budget of the Federal Capital Territory Administration presented to the National Assembly. The passage of the budget followed a report submitted to the House by the Chairman of the House Committee on FTC, Mukhtar Aliyu Betara, following a budget defence by the Minister of the…
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