Tag: rescue

Troops rescue 7 kidnap victims in Kaduna State

By Mohammed Tijjani, Kaduna.   Troops of Operation Forest Sanity have rescued seven kidnapped persons after an encounter with bandits at a spot between Birnin Gwari and Chikun Local Government Areas of Kaduna State.   The Kaduna State Commissioner for…
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Police rescue 2 kidnapped girls in Zamfara

By Ishaq Zaki. Gusau.   The Police Command in Zamfara State has rescued two kidnapped girls after three weeks in captivity.   The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Zamfara, SP Muhammad Shehu, said in a statement in Gusau on…
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Troops rescue 3 kidnap victims on Zaria-Kano road 

By Mohammed Tijjani, Kaduna.   Troops of the Nigerian military have rescued three abducted persons on Zaria-Kano Road.   Kaduna State’s Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday in…
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Emergency responders rescue 3 persons from Lagos flood

By Fabian Ekeruche, Lagos.   Emergency responders have rescued three persons from a Lexus Jeep that was swept away by heavy flood around the Oyatoki neighbourhood of Agege, Lagos State.   A statement by Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, the Zonal Coordinator,…
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Theatre Commander lauds troops over rescue of 2 Chibok girls

By Hamza Suleiman, Maiduguri.   Maj.-Gen. Christopher Musa, Theatre Commander, North-East Joint Task Force (Operation Hadin Kai), has commended the troops for rescuing two of the students of Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, who were kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists…
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Troops neutralise 47 terrorists, rescue Chibok girl

By Sumaila Ogbaje, Abuja.   Troops of Operation of Hadin Kai have, in the last two weeks, eliminated no fewer than 47 terrorists and rescued Mary Dauda, one of the schoolgirls abducted at Chibok, Borno State, in 2014. Maj-Gen Bernard Onyeuko,…
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