Troops attached to the Operation Delta Safe have rescued two soldiers who were abducted on September 18, 2017 at about 7:30am while on their way to the bank in Onelga area of Rivers State.
This was confirmed in statement by the Coordinator of the Joint Media Campaign Centre, Major Ibrahim Abdullahi.
Abdullahi said immediately the report of the abduction of the soldiers was received, troops were immediately mobilized, swung into action and discovered a militant camp with several shrines in a forest at Obiozimini Community in Rivers State.
He said on approach, the suspected militants/cultists opened fire on the troops, who subsequently engaged them with superior fire power, leading to casualties on the side of suspected kidnappers, while others escaped with various degrees of gunshot wounds into an adjoining forest.
The two soldiers were successfully rescued, with a further search of the campsite leading to the rescue of four more civilians that were earlier kidnapped, including a lady.
Recovered from the camp were three pump action guns, tight empty cartridges and a human skull and some bones.
Abdullahi said the camp and shrines were subsequently destroyed, while the rescued victims were evacuated to one of Operation Delta Safe medical facilities in the area.
He said in order to arrest the perpetrators of the heinous crime, troops are trailing the criminals who fled into the forest.
He added: “Members of the public are kindly requested to provide any useful information to identify these criminals and their whereabouts in order to face justice.”
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