By Gbemiga Olamikan
The Director Defence Media Operations Major General Edward Buba has disclosed That Nigerian Armed Forces has extended all its efforts and resources to find innocent hostages and track down the terrorists that perpetrated these crimes, assures that these efforts would continue until they are found and the terrorists arrested, tried, and brought to justice by Nigerian law.
This was contained in a statement signed by Defence Media Operations’ Director, Gen Buba. He noted that military would not rest until all kidnapped hostages are rescued. This assurance came as kidnapped 16 Almajiris pupils with a woman in Gada LGA of Sokoto State on 9 March 2024 by terrorist who invaded the environment rescued by troops.
Giving details of the rescue, Gen Buba said On 21 March 2024, the military working with local authorities and government agencies across the country, in a coordinated search and rescue operation, rescued these hostages. He said, the rescued hostages have been handed over to the Sokoto State Government for further action.
General Buba also noted that, troops are deploying same effort to trackdown the culprits responsible for the killings of 18 soldiers in Okuama Community in Delta State on 14 March 2024. He said this action is to curb the freedom of terrorist and the perpetrators of insecurity across the country. He revealed that military has released a banner of wanted terrorist and their cohorts.
Assures that the banners would be deployed in strategic areas across the country as the deployment of the banner is for ease of recognition and arrest of the wanted persons and pleaded with the public to cooperate and report as soon as any of them sighted.
