By ZAKAA LAZARUS
Troops of Operation ENDURING PEACE have intensified decisive operations across various Local Government Areas of Plateau State and rescued 2 kidnapped victims.
The operations, conducted as part of deliberate efforts aimed at denying terrorist elements freedom of action across the state, have recorded appreciable successes as corroborated by eyewitnesses and community leaders.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Media Information Officer, Joint Task Force Operation ENDURING PEACE, Captain Chinonso Polycarp Oteh.
According to the statement, at about 9:00am on Tuesday, 25 August 2026, troops of Sector 3 deployed within Bassa Local Government Area, acting on credible information on the kidnap of one Mr. Ndubuisi Onuigbo, initiated a search and rescue operation leading to the successful rescue of the victim.
Similarly, in the early hours of Wednesday, 26 August 2026, troops of Sector 2 Operation ENDURING PEACE deployed at Kukawa village in Kanam Local Government Area, during a fighting patrol encountered suspected terrorist elements along the patrol route. Troops aggressively pursued the terrorists, leading to the immediate rescue of a kidnapped victim, Mallam Sambo Abdullahi, who was abandoned by the fleeing terrorists.
The rescued victims have been successfully debriefed and reunited with their families.
The Commander, Operation ENDURING PEACE, Major General Maxwell Dangana, commended the troops for their professionalism and decisive posture in disrupting criminal activities and proactively restoring peace and security in the Operation ENDURING PEACE Joint Operations Area.
He further appealed for calm, caution and continued support to enable troops achieve their mandate of restoring the desired enduring peace in the Joint Operations Area.
