Nigerian Military Intercept N60m Ransom, Nab Security Personnel
- Rescue abductees, neutralize bandit-terrorists
Nigerian troops have successfully intercepted a ‘huge’ amount of ransom for the freedom of some captives in the custody of armed bandits in Kaduna State.
Reports said among couriers of the ransom payment, which is in the region of about 60 million Naira (N60m), are suspected security personnel whose mission is yet to be fully defined in the group.
It was also gathered that the troops, in the intelligence-driven military operations, were able to rescue abducted victims, mostly some women and children.
According to the reports, the operations, simultaneously undertaken by ground troops of the Nigerian Army, as well as special forces of the Nigerian Air forces (NAF), resulted in some bandit cum terrorists being neutralized permanently.
An intelligence operative hinted that troops of 271 NAF Detachment in Birnin Gwari, and troops of the Nigerian Army FOB in Gwaska, rescued dozens of kidnapped victims during the coordinated operations.
The operative said: “The sum of N60,000,000 in cash, petroleum products and sophisticated weapons, were recovered during the operations.
“Other items recovered by the troops from the suspects include vehicles, AK-47 rifles, magazines, various kinds of ammunition, and mobile phones.
“Meanwhile, we will refer the case of the arrested couriers who mostly have identifications with security agencies to the Department of State Service (DSS) and Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) for further investigation.” – With PRNigeria reports
