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Operatives from the Department State Service (DSS) and other critical stakeholders rescued five aid workers from the captivity of notorious terrorists in North-Eastern Nigeria, on Wednesday evening.
The aid workers were abducted by the Islamic State West Africa Province, popularly known as ISWAP terrorists, on December 22, 2019, along Monguno-Maiduguri Road in Borno State.
PRNigeria gathered that the rescue operation involved the DSS operatives in collaboration with other critical stakeholders in military and intelligence services.
Those rescued are Jennifer Samuel UKUMBONG (Alliance for International Medical Action, (ALIMA); Asabe Cletus MUSA, Alliance for International Medical Action (ALIMA); Adamu Auwal OZESHI; Arthur Ibojekwe CHIMA (Solidarity International) and George Danbaba MICHEAL (International Organisation for Migration, IOM).
When contacted by PRNigeria, the spokesperson of DSS, Dr. Peter Afunaya, confirmed the development and added that they aid workers are in good health and are being debriefed as appropriate. (PRNigeria)
