The troops of the 177 battalions and the army records, Lokoja have rescued about 100 people, said to be victims of kidnappers terrorizing communities along the Kogi-Nasarawa boundary and travelers.
These bandits/kidnappers have allegedly terrorized the neighborhood for more than 8 years operating from their camp Darussalam, their kidnap victims are mostly women and children
According to Mohammed Onogwu, the chief press secretary to Governor Yahaya Bello, the camp located at Ittu is home to about 2,000 kidnappers and some Boko Haram members.
The statement read;
Lady Faked Her Own kidnap To Extort Her Parents
“Between last Saturday and Wednesday, about 100 persons, mostly women, and children, were rescued and taken to Lafia, while yesterday at Achara in Tawari Ward of Kogi LGA, about 180 family members of Darusalam were captured.
“One of the suspects was shot dead while attempting to escape during the military clearing operations.
“The logistics support of the Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, to the Nigerian Army helped in no small measure in the success recorded by men of the Nigerian Army in this latest operation.
“Recall that the governor of Kogi state and chairman, security committee, Northern Governors Forum, during Eid-kabir celebrations told journalists in Okene that in days ahead, he will lead security operatives into the forest to unleash terror on criminals operating within the state.”
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