Troops of the Nigerian Army responding to a distress call have foiled a kidnap attempt along Nasarawa- Keffi Road close to the Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa State and rescued the victim.
Director Army Public Relations, Maj-Gen Onyema Nwachukwu in a statement issued Friday said the troops carried out the rescue operation on Thursday 4 April, 2024 during a routine patrol along Nasarawa- Keffi road in Nassarawa Local Government Area of Nassarawa State.
He said the criminals had launched an attack on the unsuspecting civilian in an attempt to abduct him, but the troops who were quickly alerted by vigilant members of the neighbourhood, swiftly intervened and averted the situation, rescuing the civilian.
Nwachukwu stressed that the troops also apprehended one of the kidnappers, who had sustained injury in a shootout with the criminals.
He noted that the injured suspect and the rescued kidnap victim who also suffered minor injuries during the foiled kidnap have been promptly evacuated to a hospital for medical attention.