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Anthony Ufoh
Troops of the Nigerian Army and local hunters have launched a rescue operation to rescue two abducted seminarians in Ivianakpodi Minor Seminary in the Orhionmwon Local Government Area Agenebode, Edo State.
The abducted men according to Zagazola Makama, a security expert and counterinsurgency consultant stated that the operation followed credible intelligence indicating that the victims were being held in the Alarke village axis in the Dekina Local Government Area, Awara area of Kogi State.
According to the Zagazola, the troops, accompanied by local vigilantes and hunters, advanced into the suspected hideout at about 5:15 a.m. on Sunday. “While moving behind the hills of Alarke, the team ran into an ambush by the kidnappers.
“A hunter, Mohammed Abubakar, 30, sustained gunshot wounds to his right thigh and was immediately evacuated to Cross Nations Consultant Hospital, Lokoja, for treatment,”
He said, “The troops said efforts were ongoing to rescue the abducted seminarians unhurt and apprehend the culprits. They commended the contributions of vigilantes and hunters in the operation and assured that the victims would soon regain freedom.”