UPDATE: NIGERIAN ARMY RESCUES NINE ABDUCTED PERSONS ON THE KADUNA-ABUJA EXPRESSWAY
The Nigerian Army has rescued nine persons kidnapped along the Kaduna-Abuja Road on Sunday afternoon.
Eons Intelligence, on Sunday, November 15, reported that gunmen attacked and kidnapped commuters on the Kaduna-Abuja expressway.
The Kaduna State Government made the disclosure in a statement late on Sunday.
The statement reads; "Troops of the Operation Thunder Strike on a routine patrol along Akilubu-Gidan Busa axis on the Kaduna-Abuja Road, received a distress call at around 4:00pm of bandits blocking the main highway. The armed bandits opened fire on a bus, forcing the driver to halt.
"On getting to the location, the armed bandits had already kidnapped nine persons from an 18-seater bus with registration No. Kaduna: MKA-151.
"The troops immediately mobilised and engaged the bandits in a firefight and in the process rescued nine persons kidnapped who later rejoined their colleagues after their rescue and a head count. Regrettably, the driver and a passenger seated close to him lost their lives."
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