The Nigerian Navy’s Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Bonny, Rivers State, rescued 15 kidnapped victims from suspected kidnappers over the weekend.
The incident occurred when the market boat, carrying the victims, was hijacked by four armed men while en route to Port Harcourt from Bonny Island.
According to Lieutenant Commander Sirajo Almustapha, the Base Operations Officer of the Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base (NNFOB), the anti-kidnapping team received a distress call at approximately 2:20 pm and swiftly moved into action.
The team pursued the kidnappers into a creek around Opuadakiri Creek, along the Bonny-Port Harcourt sea route, where the kidnappers abandoned the boat and escaped.
He noted that the swift response of naval personnel ensured the safe rescue of all 15 passengers, who were later debriefed by the Base Operations Officer.
The boat driver revealed that the suspected…
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