President Bola Tinubu has expressed delight following the release of youth corpers held by kidnappers in Kogi, saying the Nigerian people are grateful to the nation’s gallant security operatives as well as members of the vigilante group that joined in the search and rescue mission.
The President swiftly reacted hours ago to news that security agents who were on the trail of the kidnap kingpins in Kogi have succeeded in freeing members of the National Youth Service Corps that were being held in the forest.
“I am delighted to receive the news that the fifteen members of the National Youth Service Corps and six other innocent and law-abiding Nigerians abducted last week in Kogi State by some criminal elements have regained their freedom”, Tinubu who took to his X handle wrote
“The well-coordinated Search and Rescue (SAR) operation carried out by a combined team of personnel of the military, the Nigerian Police Force, the Department of State Services, and local vigilantes”, he went on, “safely rescued all twenty-one abductees, made up of eight males and thirteen females, from the den of kidnappers in the forests of Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State this afternoon.”
According to him, “The corps members and other rescued individuals are currently receiving medical attention before they are reunited with their families.”
He disclosed that the security operatives in line with his directive are currently in hot pursuit of the fleeing kidnappers vowing that “Those responsible will face the full weight of the law, and our security agencies will pursue everyone who aided this crime.”
“My administration”, he said, “remains committed to ensuring that every Nigerian can travel across our country without fear. I wholeheartedly commend the combined SAR team for their courage and appreciate families and loved ones of the abductees for their understanding during the ordeals of their loved ones.”
