Nigeria, Sept. 10 -- Troops of the 63 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have rescued a major abducted on Monday by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers in Delta State, southern Nigeria.

The rescued officer has been identified as MD Josiah.

The spokesperson for 63 Brigade, Iliyasu Rijau, in a statement on Tuesday, said the operation was carried out in Bomadi Local Government Area of the state.

According to a report by Vanguard newspaper, Mr Josiah attended a marriage ceremony in Kpakiama, a community close to Bomadi, over the weekend. After the ceremony, he went to his lodge at Bomadi, the council's headquarters, where he was kidnapped.

Vanguard, relying on an unnamed source, reported that the gunmen struck at the lodge between 2 a.m. and 2.30...