The rescue in Imo came after suspected kidnappers intercepted two commercial buses conveying prospective corps members and other passengers along the Onitsha-Owerri Road in the early hours of Thursday.
The operation, carried out in the early hours of Thursday, September 3, followed credible intelligence received by the troops at about 12:30am on the location of the suspected bandit's hideout.
A statement signed on Monday by Acting Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 1 Brigade Nigerian Army, Gusau, Captain Yusuf Mohammed, disclosed that the troops, operating under the Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, intercepted the suspects on a Golf Wagon with registration number BMJ-143AA, during a stop-and-search operation along the Kauran Namoda–Shinkafi Road on Sunday.
Troops of Operation FANSAN YAMMA have rescued 10 civilians in separate operations across Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara States, as security forces intensify pressure on terrorist elements operating in the North-West.
In Sokoto, troops engaged terrorists who ambushed them...
Nigerian Army troops have foiled a suspected planned attack on Mwar Community in Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State following intelligence of an imminent assault by suspected bandit militias.
The operation followed reports of cattle rustling allegedly...
Midnight assault collapses as Operation HADIN KAI troops unleash overwhelming firepower, forcing ISWAP fighters into a chaotic retreat after suffering heavy battlefield casualties.
Military recovers weapons, ammunition, and communication gadgets, while surveillance footage captures retreating terrorists evacuating their...
Graduates of Exercise RESTORE HOPE X to form the operational backbone of newly established Army divisions, formations, and units created to strengthen Nigeria's fight against terrorism.
COAS directs troops to uphold professionalism, discipline, operational excellence, and strict respect...
Nigerian Army troops dismantle a suspected illegal bunkering network in Lagos, arresting six suspects during an intelligence-led operation in the Orile General Area.
Security forces recover four trucks, a pumping machine, and assorted pipes and drums allegedly used...
Operation FANSAN YAMMA troops foil a terrorist kidnap attempt in Zamfara, forcing the attackers to flee and rescuing several residents without casualties.
Three kidnapped farmers abducted in Zamfara escape from a terrorist hideout in Katsina during a heavy...
July 10 (THEWILL) — Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have intercepted a Chadian woman allegedly transporting illicit drugs, alcohol, and other prohibited substances to terrorists operating in the Lake Chad Islands, dealing what the military described as another significant...
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a Milan-bound businessman with 4.80 kilograms of cocaine concealed in the soles of shoes and the railings of travelling bags at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos.