Troops of Operation Enduring Peace have rescued a kidnapped victim and recovered N8 million ransom in Qua’an Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The development was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday and signed by the Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force Operation Enduring Peace, Captain Chinonso Polycarp Oteh.
The statement said the operation was carried out on Saturday, April 25, 2026, by troops deployed in Sector 9 Shendam, noting that it “successfully rescued a kidnapped victim and recovered ransom paid by the family during a coordinated operation.”
According to the statement, the rescue followed the abduction of a female victim from the Bauna area of Shendam Local Government Area on April 19, 2026.
It added that “through rigorous intelligence gathering and interrogation of an arrested suspect who confessed to the crime, troops were able to identify the victim’s location at Padam Forest in Quanpan Local Government Area, where the victim was found and rescued.”
