Troops of the 12 Brigade, Nigerian Army, have rescued a kidnapped victim during a patrol operation in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State.

The development was contained in a post shared on Sunday on X by security analyst, Zagazola Makama.

According to the post, the rescue took place around 2:07 p.m. on April 10 when troops deployed at the Forward Operating Base in Egbe were on routine patrol.

The victim was reportedly found abandoned at a cashew plantation in Aaru community after his abductors fled on sighting advancing troops.

Preliminary information showed that the victim was kidnapped on April 1 in Ejiba community, also in Yagba West LGA.

The kidnappers were said to have escaped and left him behind when they noticed military movement towards the Dadi Kowa axis.
After his rescue, the victim was debriefed by security personnel and later reunited with his family.