By Omowumi Samuel.
The Nigerian troops have intercepted ‘huge’ amount of ransom for the freedom of some captives in the custody of bandits in Kaduna State, according to reliable sources.
Our Correspondent gathered that the troops in the intelligence-driven military operations also rescued kidnapped victims, including some women and children.
The Reporters further gathered that operations, simultaneously undertaken by ground troops of the Nigerian Army, as well as special forces of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), resulted in the elimination of some of the terrorists.
An intelligence operative told our Correspondent that troops of 271 NAF Detachment in Birnin Gwari, and troops of the Nigerian Army FOB in Gwaska, rescued dozens of kidnapped victims during the coordinated operations.
The operative said: “The sum of N60,000,000 in cash, petroleum products and sophisticated weapons, were recovered during the operations.
“Other items recovered by the troops from the suspects include: vehicles, AK-47 rifles, magazines, various kinds of ammunition and mobile phones.
“Meanwhile, we will refer the case of the arrested couriers, who mostly have identifications with security agencies to the Department of State Service (DSS) and Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) for further investigations.
Edited by Dada Ahmed.
