The four victims abducted during Tuesday’s attack on the National Examinations Council, NECO centre at Government Secondary School, Olowa Agbajo, in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, North-Central Nigeria have been rescued by a joint force of Police, Nigerian Army, local vigilantes, and hunters.
Kogi State Commissioner of Police, Naziru Kankarofi said this during a media conference at the Government House in Lokoja.
Kankarofi explained that the breakthrough followed days of intense, coordinated security pressure on criminal elements which eventually forced the abductors to abandon their hostages.
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Kogi State Governor, Usman Ododo, who met with security chiefs, lauded them for their bravery and tactical precision in the successful operation.
The rescued victims, include the school principal, a NECO official, and two female candidates.
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