Operation UDO KA Troops Rescue Kidnapped Lieutenant Colonel, Civilian in Enugu

Operation UDO KA Troops Rescue Kidnapped Lieutenant Colonel, Civilian in Enugu
The troops was led by the Commander of the 82 Division Garrison
The military said both victims sustained gunshot wounds during their captivity and were evacuated to the 82 Division Medical Hospital, where they are receiving treatment and undergoing medical evaluation

Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued a kidnapped senior military officer, Lt. Col. Ofor Amobi, and a civilian, Mr. Ikechukwu Onwuanra, following a 10-day joint search-and-rescue operation in Enugu State.

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Eko Hot Blog reports that the rescue was disclosed in a military operational report made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja.

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According to the report, the victims were rescued in the early hours of Friday after sustained pressure by security forces forced their abductors to abandon them.

The operation was carried out by troops of Sector 1 of Operation UDO KA, comprising personnel of the 82 Division Garrison, 103 Battalion (Reinforced), the Nigerian Navy Special Boat Service and the 197 Special Forces Battalion.

The troops, led by the Commander of the 82 Division Garrison, conducted intensive search operations across the forests and communities of Inyi, Awlaw and Akpugo-Eze in Oji River Local Government Area of Enugu State.

Operation UDO KA Troops Rescue Kidnapped Lieutenant Colonel, Civilian in Enugu

The report stated that at about 2:00 a.m. on Friday, troops received intelligence from the Divisional Police Officer of Inyi Division on the whereabouts of the victims.

Acting on the information, the joint security team immediately launched a fighting patrol to the location, where Lt. Col. Amobi and Onwuanra were found abandoned at the edge of a forest in Inyi.

The military said both victims sustained gunshot wounds during their captivity and were evacuated to the 82 Division Medical Hospital, where they are receiving treatment and undergoing medical evaluation.

Preliminary interrogation revealed that the victims had been blindfolded, transported to an unknown location and later abandoned in a forest along the Enugu-Anambra border.

According to the report, the victims attributed their rescue to the sustained pressure mounted by the joint troops, which denied the kidnappers freedom of movement and ultimately forced them to abandon their captives.

The military added that further details of the operation would be released in due course.