Nigeria, Jan. 29 -- Nigerian security forces have rescued eight kidnapped persons during a joint operation in the Kauru Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

The Nigerian Army announced the breakthrough via its official Facebook page on Thursday, confirming that the rescue took place on Wednesday.

The statement said troops from Sector 7, Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP), acting on credible and actionable intelligence, launched a swift offensive into a notorious kidnapper's hideout located within the Badurum Kasa Forest.

"The troops, operating in synergy with the Zango Kataf Police Area Command, Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF), Forest Guards, and local hunters, advanced decisively into the forest," the Army stated.

The encounter reach...