Troops of Sector 2, Operation Enduring Peace, have rescued six kidnapped victims during separate encounters with suspected terrorists in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State.
The troops recorded the rescue operations on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, after responding to intelligence on the movement of suspected terrorists in parts of Wase LGA.
According to security analyst Zagazola Makama, who disclosed the development in posts on X on Wednesday, troops deployed at Kukawa responded to information about the movement of the suspected terrorists towards Wanka Village at about noon.
He said the troops’ swift intervention forced the terrorists to flee on motorcycles.
During an exploitation of the area, the troops reportedly found and rescued two kidnapped victims who had been abandoned by the fleeing terrorists.
Makama said the victims told the troops that they had been abducted on September 6, 2026, while travelling to meet their father at a farm in Dadin Kowa Village, Kanam Local Government Area.
In a separate operation at about 11am on the same day, troops deployed at Yuli on a fighting patrol reportedly encountered suspected terrorists on the outskirts of Yuli Village, Wase LGA.
The terrorists, according to Makama, abandoned four kidnapped victims and fled into the forest following the encounter.
The security analyst identified the rescued victims as Yakubu Yahaya, 25; Yahuza Dapji, 22; Yahaya Jibo, 20; and Sani Abubakar, 18, all from Dadin Kowa Village in Kanam LGA.
Makama said, “The rescued victims were identified as Yakubu Yahaya, 25; Yahuza Dapji, 22; Yahaya Jibo, 20; and Sani Abubakar, 18, all from Dadin Kowa Village in Kanam LGA.”
He added that the four victims were handed over to the Village Head of Yuli for further necessary action.
The latest operations underscore the continued efforts by security forces to disrupt terrorist activities and rescue victims held captive in parts of Plateau State.
