A security team comprising operatives of DSS and forest guards has rescued two victims of abduction in a forest between the Oba Isin/Owa Onire areas of Isin/Ifelodun Local Government Areas of Kwara State, North Central Nigeria.
The rescued victims are 16-year-old Fatima Azeez and five-year-old Ibrahim Azeez.
The team also eliminated two armed bandits while others escaped with severe injuries as the security forces stormed their hideouts, according to a report by DSS and local authorities.
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The security team also recovered several items from the kidnappers, including one AK-47 rifle, one single barrel, one fully loaded magazine with nine empty, a mini solar panel, and food items.
The rescue operation is connected to the multi-agency counterterrorism and anti-kidnapping efforts of the government.
