NewsNigerian Army Rescues Abducted C'River Commissioner After 35 Days in Captivity

Nigerian Army Rescues Abducted C’River Commissioner After 35 Days in Captivity

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The Nigerian Army has rescued Professor Gertrude Njar, the Commissioner for Women Affairs in Cross River State.

Prof Njar was rescued by officers of the 13 Brigade after spending about 35 days in captivity.

Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, Calabar, Capt. Dorcas Oluwatope Aluko, who confirmed her release, said the rescue team acted on actionable intelligence on the victims whereabouts.

According to her, “Troops laid a tacit ambush for the kidnappers around Peter Effiong Creek, Messembe, Jebs.

“The gallant troops tactically sprung an ambush to take the kidnappers by surprise while on search of the victim. In the ensuing melee, the criminals abandoned the victim and fled into the creeks.”

The statement stated that the Army are still trailing the kidnappers who are on the run, stressing that the victim is at the moment in one of the hospitals in Calabar metropolis having medical attention stressing that she would be discharge home to join her family after she regains her health.

She added that the Commander of the 13 Brigade, Nigerian Army lauded the troops for exhibiting extra-ordinary courage in the rescue of the abducted lecturer.

Njar was abducted by unknown gunmen on February 1, 2023 as she was driving back home around Main Avenue in Calabar South Local Government Area, within the state capital.

She is one of the high-profile personalities in the state that has been a victim of the rising crime rate in the state and the second serving commissioner to be kidnapped in recent time.

During the governor’s first term in office, Gab Odu Oji, the the Commissioner for Water Resources was also abducted in Calabar South LGA and also spent over a month in captivity.

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THEWILL Correspondent, Aniekan Bassey has over six years experience that spans across several fields in print journalism including development communication, sexual reproductive and health rights issues, crime, climate change, social justice, business and human interest stories.

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