Eight persons have been rescued from kidnappers by troops of Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS on Saturday in Benue State.
This is as the fight against kidnappers intensifies which the statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Nathaniel Ikyur on Sunday, said, the rescued victims hails from Agasha town in Guma Local Government Area of the State.
The rescued victims were abducted from their farms by herdsmen on Wednesday, February 16th, 2022.
The statement said: “Special Adviser to the Governor on Security, Lt. Col Paul Hemba (rtd) who briefed the Governor on the successful rescue operation, explained that the gallantry of troops from Operation Whirl Stroke who made contact with the kidnappers at Gbekyor led to an exchange of gunfire with the perpetrators and over powered them”.
“He maintained that the superior fire power of the soldiers overwhelmed the kidnappers who fled in disarray, leaving behind the kidnapped victims”, the statement stressed further.
Those rescued by the soldiers include Philip Akpage, 56yr-old, Aondokula Ijah, 30; Mrs Kwadoo Takada, 60; Mrs Kwakuma Asongu, 55; Mrs Agnes Ornguze, 54; Mrs Yanguchan Tiv, 45; Mrs Kwadoo Mtomga, 45 and Mrs Mnembe Terlumum, 30.
Rescued Victim
The victims have since, been reunited with their families.
