Nigeria, March 19 -- Troops of the Nigerian Army deployed to restore peace in Kaduna State have rescued 16 kidnap victims in the state.

Spokesperson of the army, Onyema Nwachukwu, a major general, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja.

He said the troops deployed in 1 Division area of responsibility averted a kidnap attempt by yet to be disclosed violent extremists and insurgent group and rescued the abductees in Tantatu Community of Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

"Responding to actionable intelligence the troops on 17 March 2024 at about 10:30pm swiftly tracked the insurgents who had earlier attacked the community in numbers and abducted some of the villagers as hostages.

"On arriving the scene of the incide...