Nigerian troops have rescued Major CL Datong, who was abducted when bandits broke into the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) in Kaduna, last month.
Narrating how he was rescued, the Nigerian Army in a statement signed by the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 1 Division Nigerian Army,
Colonel Ezindu Idimah, said the Nigerian Army in conjunction with the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) and all security agencies to conducted decisive operations to rescue the Major.
It disclosed that after the destruction of several identified bandits’ camps in the Afaka- Birnin Gwari general area and neutralisation of scores of bandits, troops arrived at a camp suspected to be the location where Maj CL Datong was being held.
It said that “at the camp, the troops exchanged fire with the bandits for overwhelmed them superior fire. In the process, the gallant troops were able to rescue the abducted officer”.
