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Army Says It Has Rescued Abducted Major Christopher Datong

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Army Says It Has Rescued Abducted Major Christopher Datong

The Nigerian Military says it has rescued Main Christopher Datong, the senior army officer abducted on the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) everlasting website on August 24.

In a press release launched late on Friday by Ezindu Idimah, Deputy Director, Military Public Relations, the military stated it rescued the officer with a minor harm after it troops arrived at a camp suspected to be the abductors hideout within the late hours of Friday, and exchanged hearth with them.

“Following the directive of the Chief of Defence Employees and Service Chiefs for 1 Division Nigerian Military along side the Nigerian Air Drive (NAF) and all safety companies to conduct decisive operations to rescue Main CL Datong who was kidnapped at Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Everlasting Web site on 24 August 2021 and discover the perpetrators lifeless or alive, the Division along side the Air Job Drive, Division of State Providers and different safety companies, instantly swung into motion by conducting operations within the Afaka basic space to seek out and rescue the officer,” learn the assertion.

“The operations have been being carried out primarily based on a number of leads obtained from numerous sources concerning the abductors and certain places the officer was being held.

“The operations, which have been sustained for the reason that abduction of the officer, proved fairly profitable and led to the destruction of a number of recognized bandits’ camps within the Afaka- Birnin Gwari basic space and neutralization of scores of bandits notably, within the late hours of in the present day, 17 September, 2021, the troops arrived at a camp suspected to be the situation the place Maj CL Datong was being held.

“On the camp, the troops exchanged hearth with the bandits for overwhelmed them superior hearth. Within the course of, the gallant troops have been capable of rescue the kidnapped officer. Nevertheless, the officer sustained a minor harm however has been handled in a medical facility and handed over to NDA for additional motion.”

The military vowed that its operations “will proceed till we seize or neutralize the assailants that killed two (2) officers within the NDA on 24 August 2021”.

Main Datong was kidnapped on August 24 when terrorists reported to be ‘bandits’ gained entry to the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in Afaka, Kaduna State, killing two officers.