6 Abducted Travellers Rescued As Troops Foil Kidnap Attempt In Plateau

Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have foiled a kidnap attempt and rescued six abducted travellers along the Hawan Kibo–Rafin Sanyin Road in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State.

The military said efforts are ongoing to rescue the driver of the vehicle who remains missing following the incident.

The attack occurred in the early hours of Friday when suspected kidnappers reportedly intercepted a vehicle conveying passengers from Lafia in Nasarawa State to Jos, the Plateau State capital.

Confirming the incident, the Media Information Officer of Operation Safe Haven, Captain Polycarp Oteh, said troops of Sector 6 Operation Enduring Peace responded swiftly to a distress call and successfully rescued six of the abducted victims.

“At the early hours of today, troops of Sector 6 Operation Enduring Peace responded to a distress call on a kidnapping incident and swiftly mobilised, successfully rescuing six out of the kidnapped victims,” he said.

Oteh added that efforts were ongoing to rescue the remaining victim.

“Deliberate effort is currently ongoing to rescue the driver. There is no cause for alarm. Troops are on top of the situation,” he stated.

Meanwhile, LEADERSHIP gathered that upon arrival at the scene, troops discovered an ash-coloured Honda vehicle abandoned by the roadside, with its occupants missing.

The troops immediately launched a search-and-rescue operation in surrounding bushes, where six of the victims were successfully rescued.

Preliminary investigations showed that the victims were travelling from Lafia to Jos when their vehicle was intercepted by the kidnappers.