ARMY CAPTURES KIDNAPER, INFORMANT, RESCUES VICTIM IN ONDO.

The Nigerian Army's 32 Brigade has captured a suspected kidnapper and rescued a 10-year-old victim in Ondo State. 

The operation was carried out on June 3 by troops deployed under the Operation Fast Strike Squad at Forward Operating Base, Auga.

According to the Assistant Director of the Army Public Relations Officer, Major Njoka Irabor, the troops, who received credible information about a family planning to pay ransom to kidnappers, laid an ambush and captured one of the kidnappers, rescuing the victim who had been held captive for three days.

Irabor said the brigade also arrested a suspected informant, Abubakar, alias Maude, who was monitoring troop movements and activities for a kidnapping syndicate, adding that the suspects are in custody for further interrogation and they will be handed over for prosecution. 

The Commander of 32 Brigade, Brigadier General Justin Ifeanyi, has urged residents to provide credible information on criminal activities to enhance troop operations.

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