By Matthew Abi
#TrackNigeria: The Troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE have rescued three kidnapped victims in a building located at Gana’s family compound at Gbise in Katsina-Ala local government area of Benue.
According to a statement by the Director of Defense Information, Col. Onyema Nwachukwu made available to Newsdiaryonline Saturday, the victims, a man and two women were rescued during a raid in the early hours of Friday.
The raid occurred when the troops stormed a building reportedly belonging to a notorious bandits’ leader, Gana.
It added that the victims claimed they were abducted about two months ago at Gboko by a gang of kidnappers and subsequently relocated to Gbise community.
“The Troops are are still on the trail of the criminals, who fled their enclave after they were overpowered in a shootout with the troops. Troops have also destroyed the building which served as the kidnappers hideout.
“The rescued persons have been handed over to authorities of Benue State Government for medical attention before reuniting them with their respective families,” the statement read.
It added that the troops deployed to Giza in Nasarawa arrested a bandit during a raid on a suspected bandits’ hideout at Alima, near Kadarko in Nasarawa state.
“The bandit, who was intercepted with a locally made rifle and some quantity of gun powder is currently assisting in preliminary investigations after which he will be handed over to an appropriate prosecuting security agency,” the Army stated.
