Troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN have rescue five abducted persons at Boto Forest in Zangon Kataf local government area (LGA) of Kaduna State.
Major Samson Nantip Zhakom, Media Information Officer, Operation SAFE HAVEN, in a statement named the rescued persons as: Mr Abdullahi Saleh, 38 years, Master Blessed Haruna, 17, Mrs Mary Nuhu, 32, Mrs Charity Nuhu, 35, and Mr Abubakar Wakili, 25.
According to the statement, troops pursued and arrested 3 kidnappers identified as Mr Abubakar Shehu, 30 years old, Mr Mohammed Sani, 20 and Mr Adamu Mohammed, 25.
“Further exploitation of the area led to the recovery of one fabricated revolver rifle, 9 rounds of 7.62 mm (Special), 2 mobile phones, 2 machetes, 32 rustled cows and cash sum of Five Hundred and Twenty One Thousand Naira (N521,000.00), suspected to be proceeds from ransom collected,” he said.
He added that troops debriefed the rescued victims and reunited them with their families, while one of the victims who sustained machete cut injuries was evacuated to the hospital for treatment.
It said the suspects who are in custody, are currently making useful confessions to aid troops in follow-up operations to arrest other members of the criminal syndicate.