{"id":3936,"date":"2026-01-06T18:41:37","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T18:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/?p=3936"},"modified":"2026-01-06T18:41:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T18:41:37","slug":"military-confirms-rescue-of-kidnapped-army-officer-in-plateau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/06\/military-confirms-rescue-of-kidnapped-army-officer-in-plateau\/","title":{"rendered":"Military Confirms Rescue Of Kidnapped Army Officer In Plateau"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A retired senior military officer, Colonel Ajanaku (rtd), has been rescued from kidnappers by troops of the 3rd Division of the Nigerian Army and Operation Enduring Peace.<br \/><br \/>The rescue happened around the Rafiki axis located in Bassa local government area of Plateau state.<br \/><br \/>Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, the Acting Deputy Director, Army Public Relations, 3rd Division, Nigerian Army, confirmed the rescue of the retired senior military officer.<br \/><br \/>According to him, \u201cI can confirm that the senior officer was rescued by our troops in the early hours of the evening. He\u2019s currently taken to our medical facility for a medical check-up.\u201d<br \/><br \/>Ajanaku was abducted by gunmen in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State at about 12:45 am on Monday from his house opposite the Salvation Army Church, along Rukuba Road<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A retired senior military officer, Colonel Ajanaku (rtd), has been rescued from kidnappers by troops of the 3rd Division of the Nigerian Army and Operation Enduring Peace. The rescue happened around the Rafiki axis located in Bassa local government area of Plateau state. 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