A personnel of the Nigerian Navy and two others who had been abducted by gunmen in Abuja have been rescued,
According to police authorities on Sunday, the female naval officers attached to the Directorate of Media Operations (DMO), Defence Headquarters (DHQ) were kidnapped from their residence in the Mpape area of the Federal Capital Territory on Friday night.
According to FCT Police Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, the release followed a joint operation led by the Police Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit
She said an intense search-and-rescue operation was conducted covering areas in the FCT and Nasarawa State.
The Command’s spokesperson added that acting on credible intelligence, between 2:00 AM and 5:30 AM on the 23rd of March, 2025, operatives traced the suspects to a Fulani resettlement in Anguwan Mu’azu and Yelwa Hills, Nasarawa State.
It was gathered that the abductors had already contacted the families and demanded a sum of ₦100 million as ransom for their immediate release.
However, it is unclear if any sum was paid to facilitate their release
News Edited by Favour Owoniibi