Troops of the Nigerian Army Friday killed two insurgents in Zamfara State.
The Director, Army Public Relations, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
The statement partly read, “Troops successfully thwarted a kidnap attempt by criminal elements who attacked passengers’ onboard three commercial buses along Akpata-Obajana Road in Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State.
“The vigilant troops arrived timely to avert the situation, rescuing the passengers and engaging the criminals in a hot pursuit.
“Some of the rescued passengers, who suffered injuries during the kidnap attempt, have been promptly evacuated to a hospital for medical attention.”
The statement added that in another operation, troops deployed for counter insurgency operations in the North West, raided a kidnappers’ den in Zamfara State and killed two insurgents in a gun duel.
It read, “In a separate operation, troops deployed for counter insurgency operations in the North West have conducted a successful raid operation into a kidnappers’ den in Kuyambana general area, along Magawa-Migetso Road in Zamfara State.
“The troops made contact with the insurgents and neutralized two in a gun duel.
“After a thorough search of their camps, troops recovered one pump action gun, one locally fabricated gun, two live cartridges, one locally made pistol, one handset and a tying chain used to fasten kidnapped victims. The troops have also destroyed the camp.”
