The Army stated soldiers assailed thought terrorists along a path in Kontagora LGA, recuperating weapons, dynamites and money.
Soldiers of the Nigerian Army have actually saved 16 abductees and recuperated 2 AK-47 rifles, 3 rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) bombs and 33 bikes throughout an operation in Niger State.
The operation was carried out on 5 November by soldiers of the Army’s 18 Brigade following intelligence about the motion of presumed terrorists from Mashegu Local Government Area towards Rijiyan Nagwamatse in Kontagora LGA.
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In a declaration on Friday, the Acting Assistant Director of Army Public Relations, 18 Brigade, Adebayo Adewumi, stated the soldiers installed an ambush along thought paths utilized by the armed guys.
He stated the soldiers engaged the presumed terrorists, who had earlier abducted citizens, neutralising an undefined number and saving 16 victims.
Products recuperated consisted of 2 AK-47 rifles, 7 publications, 3 RPG high-explosive anti-personnel bombs, various ammo, 33 motorbikes and 4.1 million in money.
Mr Adewumi stated the saved victims got emergency treatment before authorities handed them over to be reunited with their households.
In an associated operation on 3 November, soldiers obstructed presumed terrorists taking a trip from Makuku town in Sakaba LGA, Kebbi State, towards Tungan Kawo in Rijau LGA, Niger State.
According to the army representative, the soldiers engaged the armed males in a firefight, requiring them to pull away into a close-by forest with gunshot injuries.
A subsequent search resulted in the healing of 5 bikes, a smart phone and 644,300, to name a few products.
The army stated it kept the recuperated products in military custody for more action.
Mr Adewumi priced estimate the Commander of 18 Brigade as applauding the soldiers for their conduct and prompting them to sustain the operations versus criminal groups in the brigade’s location of obligation.
Growing insecurity in Niger
The operations come in the middle of a series of kidnappings and attacks on neighborhoods in Niger State.
On 31 October, thought outlaws abducted 14 students of an Islamic school and their instructor while they were gathering maize on a farm in Tungan-Bako town, Rafi LGA.
The Niger State Police Command validated the kidnapping, stating joint security groups had actually started rescue efforts.
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The event followed the kidnapping of 47 farmers while gathering groundnuts in Tugan-Rimi, Mariga LGA, on 27 September.
On 21 August, shooters supposedly abducted more than 500 worshippers from Juma’at mosques in Dekara and 4 other neighborhoods in the state. Households informed Daily Trust that the kidnappers had yet to call them.
The state has actually likewise experienced attacks on farming neighborhoods, requiring citizens in parts of Borgu, Mariga, Mashegu and Rijau LGAs to leave their homes and desert crops on their farms.
Previously, on 21 November 2025, equipped males abducted 230 students, trainees and team member from St Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Papiri, Agwara LGA. The victims were later on saved after investing numerous weeks in captivity.
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