Twenty-one kidnapped victims were rescued on Tuesday morning from a forested area along the boundary between Enugu and Kogi states, following a joint operation by security agencies.

Security sources told Zagazola Makama that the incident occurred on May 14 and the intelligence led to the deployment Army troops, police, neighbourhood watch groups, and forest guards to comb the area suspected to be harboring a gang of kidnappers and their captives.

The kidnappers abandoned the captives and fled upon the arrival of the joint security forces. The rescued victims were promptly taken to General Hospital Ogrute for medical examination and were certified fit.

Following their debriefing, the victims were safely reunited with their families. Efforts to track and apprehend the fleeing kidnappers are ongoing. (Zagazola)