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Troops Rescue Nine Kidnap Victims, Thwart Terrorist Attacks in Niger
Troops of 18 Brigade have intensified offensive operations against terrorists and other criminal elements within the Brigade Area of Responsibility (AOR), recording significant successes across Mariga and Rijau Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Niger State.
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, troops of Nigerian Army Training Centre (NATRAC) Admin Battalion, deployed at Kotonkoro, while conducting sustained offensive operations against terrorist elements, successfully rescued nine kidnapped victims in Mariga LGA. The victims were subsequently handed over to representatives of the Mariga Local Government authorities for documentation and onward reunification with their families.
In a separate operation on the same day, troops conducting a fighting patrol in the Warari general area of Rijau LGA encountered and successfully cleared a terrorist ambush. During the exploitation of the area, troops recovered seven motorcycles, one camel, 47 cattle and 18 sheep, suspected to have been rustled from local communities. The recovered livestock have been handed over to the appropriate authorities.
Similarly, on Monday, 10 August 2026, troops of the Brigade’s Quick Response Force, in conjunction with troops of 311 Artillery Regiment (AR) and Chief of Army Staff Special Intervention Battalion X (CSIB X), successfully foiled an attempted terrorist attack and infiltration of Inana Village at Majal and Tunga Bisallah villages in Rijau LGA.
Acting on credible intelligence and maintaining an effective presence in the area, the troops intercepted the terrorists as they attempted to infiltrate the communities. On sighting the troops, the terrorists, who were mounted on motorcycles, fled towards the nearby forest. The troops engaged them, forcing them to abandon their equipment and motorcycles, while some of the fleeing terrorists were believed to have sustained gunshot wounds.
