GOC 1 Div rescues kidnap victims in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna State
By ABIRHIRE THOMAS
Three kidnap victims have been rescued from kidnappers in Birnin Gwari, Kaduna State, North West Nigeria.
The rescue was carried out by General Officer Commanding (GOC) One Division Nigerian Army, Major General Taoreed Lagbaja, who was accompanied by a team of operational commanders and operatives.
Latest achievement was recorded on Thursday 25 August 2022 while General Lagbaja was on an operational cum inspection tour in Kaduna State.
The GOC and his team rescued the victims from a group of armed kidnappers in Manini village, along Pole Wire-Birnin Gwari road, Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The Kidnappers had abducted the victims and were taking off, when they were confronted by the GOC’s team.
The hot exchange of fire that followed subdued the criminals, who were outrightly compelled to scamper in disarray with gunshot wounds into nearby forest, abandoning their abductees.
This was made known to The DEFENDER by Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, Director Army Public Relations (DAPR), on Thursday.
The rescued victims, comprising two adult males and an elderly woman, have been conveyed to Kaduna where, as at the time of filing this report, they were receiving medical attention.
