By Folayimika Akanbi
Abducted senior military officer, Lt.-Col. Ofor Amobi, has been rescued from the den of his abductors in Enugu State.
Men of the Nigerian Army rescued the military officer alongside a civilian, Mr Ikechukwu Onwuanra, in the early hours of Friday.
They were freed after a 10-day joint search-and-rescue operation.
This was revealed in a military operational report obtained in Abuja on Saturday.
The military said the victims were rescued in the early hours of Friday, following sustained pressure on their abductors.
The military said 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, carried out the operation.
According to the report, the Commander of the 82 Division Garrison led the troops and conducted intensive searches across Inyi, Awlaw and Akpugo-Eze forests and communities in Oji River Local Government Area of Enugu State.
Troops, it was learnt, received intelligence from the Divisional Police Officer of Inyi Division at about 2:00 a.m. on Friday on the whereabouts of the victims.
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