Troops of 4 Brigade under 2 Division Nigerian Army in collaboration with Edo State Security Corps have neutralised a notorious kidnapper, rescued four kidnapped persons and arrested a suspected kidnapper in separate operations in Edo State.
According to Captain Kennedy Anyanwu, Assistant Director Army Public Relations 4 Brigade, Nigerian Army,
Benin City, during a night operation, while responding to gunshots heard in the forest, troops neutralized a notorious kidnapper that has been terrorising Auchi.
It said the fire power from the troops made the criminals to abandon their victims as troops rescued four victims identified as Stella Abbas-29, Tina Ododa,19, Razak Rashid-27, and Mutanibi Kalifa -16.
Troops also recovered N650,000, footwear, power bank and mobile phones.
Also, during another operation on March 3, 2026, troops in collaboration with other security agencies aided a house in Ujemen, Esan West Local Government Area, arrested a 39 years old suspect identified as Omogbegha Solomon.
During the operation, troops discovered a shrine containing charms and photographs of various individuals in an abandoned room within the compound. While the shrine was destroyed, the suspect was handed over to the Nigeria Police Force Ekpoma Division for further investigation.
The Commander 4 Brigade, Brigadier General Ahmed Balogun commended the troops for their dexterity and urged them to sustain the aggressive onslaught against criminal elements.
