Nigeria, Jan. 28 -- Troops of the Nigerian Army's 6 Brigade, under Sector 3 of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS), have rescued a kidnapped man in Dogon Gawa, Takum LGA of Taraba State.

The development was disclosed in a statement issued by the Acting Assistant Director of Army Public Relations, Umar Muhammad, on Wednesday.

According to the statement, soldiers deployed at Dogon Gawa in Taraba State rescued the victim on Tuesday after sighting him in the bush during operations. The man was later identified as Ghali.

Mr Muhammad said preliminary investigations showed that the man and another man, Simon Oluchukwu, were abducted on 11 January at Gbise village, Mbayonga, in Benue State. Their driver was reportedly killed by the kidnappers during...