The Nation Newspaper Troops begin land, air offensive against kidnappers in Kogi
A joint security task force has raided the camps of kidnappers in the forests of Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State, which shares borders with Kwara, Ekiti and parts of Niger states.Forests in the border towns with Kwara, Ekiti and Niger states believed to have long served as the negotiation camps for kidnappers, came under serious bombardment by the joint forces, while several arrests have been made.
On May 9, gunmen invaded Confluence University of Science and Technology , Osara in Kogi Central and abducted several students, 21 of whom have been rescued. Kogi Security Adviser, Commodore Jerry Omodara , expressed the appreciation of the state government to Senator Karimi for his support. “But with this intervention of the state government under His Excellency, Alhaji Usman Ododo and the Federal Government who brought in the military personnel to flush out the kidnappers who have turned our forests into their den, our people can now heave a sigh of relief.”
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