Nigeria, June 19 -- The Nigerian Police Force in Borno State has recovered 27 stolen cattle and rescued a 20-year-old kidnap victim during a swift operation in Chalu Village, located in Kwaya Kusar Local Government Area.

According to sources in the police command on Thursday, the incident took place in the early hours of Wednesday, June 18.

A herder from Kamzuwa Village in Peta Ward reported to the Kwaya Kusar Police Division that around 2:30 a.m., he discovered that 27 of his cattle had been stolen and that his herdboy, 20-year-old Ahmadu Mallam Buba, had been tied up and abducted by unknown criminals.

In response, the police quickly mobilized local vigilantes and launched a pursuit. They caught up with the rustlers in Chalu Village, ...