{"id":266,"date":"2026-08-27T06:27:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T06:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trendsmill.com\/plateau-abduction-military-search-kidnap-victim\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T06:27:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T06:27:21","slug":"plateau-abduction-military-search-kidnap-victim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trendsmill.com\/?p=266","title":{"rendered":"Plateau Abduction: Military Launches Search as Gunmen Flee With Victim"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>JOS \u2014<\/strong> Security forces have launched a search operation following the abduction of a man by suspected gunmen in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">Troops of Sector 3, Operation ENDURING PEACE, commenced the search after receiving information concerning the kidnapping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">The military\u2019s response forms part of ongoing operations aimed at disrupting criminal activity and preventing armed groups from operating freely across Plateau State. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">The Joint Task Force has intensified patrols and intelligence-led operations in several parts of the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">In a separate development, troops operating in Kanam LGA rescued another kidnapped victim after encountering suspected terrorists during a patrol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">The suspects reportedly fled after troops pursued them, abandoning the victim, Mallam Sambo Abdullahi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">In Bassa, troops also successfully rescued Ndubuisi Onuigbo following the search operation launched after his abduction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">The military said both victims were debriefed and reunited with their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">The commander of Operation ENDURING PEACE, Major General Maxwell Dangana, commended the troops for their actions and urged residents to maintain vigilance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p1 wp-block-paragraph\">He also appealed to members of the public to provide credible information that could help security agencies respond quickly to criminal activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"p2 wp-block-paragraph\">The military has continued to describe community cooperation as an important part of its efforts to restore lasting peace in the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Troops of Operation ENDURING PEACE have launched a search mission following an abduction in Plateau State as military operations against criminal groups intensify.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":265,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAow7J_NDA:productID":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[22],"tags":[217,220,216,219,218],"class_list":["post-266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-security","tag-abduction","tag-bassa","tag-military","tag-nigerian-army","tag-plateau-state"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/trendsmill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/img_1285.jpg?fit=1088%2C612&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendsmill.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendsmill.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendsmill.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendsmill.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendsmill.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=266"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/trendsmill.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendsmill.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/265"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trendsmill.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendsmill.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trendsmill.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}