Troops Rescue Kidnapped Victim, Recover Motorcycles in Kwara
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of the patrol base Eruku have rescued one kidnapped victim during a search-and-rescue operation along the Eruku–Egbe road in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State.
Security sources told Zagazola that the operation followed a distress call at about 6:45 a.m. on April 28 over the abduction of two Dangote truck drivers in the area.
The sources said troops immediately mobilised to the scene and pursued the suspected kidnappers into nearby terrain.
According to the sources, one of the abducted drivers was successfully rescued during the operation, while the remaining victim is still being tracked.
They added that two motorcycles suspected to belong to the fleeing kidnappers were recovered at the scene.
The sources said search and rescue operations are ongoing to ensure the safe recovery of the second victim and apprehension of the perpetrators.
