By Gideon Njoku
Troops of Operation Forest Sanity has successfully, rescued the new Commanding Officer, 8 BOD under the 8 Division of the Nigerian Army, Sokoto, Lt. Col.NB Ahmed.
Lt Col Ahmed was abducted on Friday, 6th January 2023.
His abduction came a couple of weeks after a newly commissioned Lieutenant P.P. Johnson was abducted in Okigwe Imo State. She went to spend the Christmas holidays with her grandmother, immediately after her commissioning, when she was abducted.
She is yet to be released and/or rescued.
Ahmed, ironically, was abducted on the same day he assumed office as the Commander.
The Lt. Col’s convoy was ambushed along the Tsafe/ Funtua Road by terrorists while he was on his way to Kano. Sadly, they overpowered his convoy, and succeeded in abducting him.
SaharaReporters had quoted an unnamed source as telling the medium that: “Our new boss who resumed on Friday, was attacked while being escorted to Kano. He was taken away by the gunmen.”
Military authorities in a signal seen by the medium, confirmed the abduction of the Commanding Officer.
The Signal read: “TEXT: SP SITREP ON KIDNAPPED OF SNR OFFR LT. COL NB AHMED (N12022).A/N SNR OFFR WAS KIDNAPPED ALONG TSAFE/FUNTUA RD ON O6 JAN 23 AT ABOUT 2000HRS WHILE TRAVELING TO KANO FOR WEEKEND. THE SNR OFFR JUST TAKES OVER COMD OF 8 BOD AS CO ON THE SAME DATE. THIS IS FOR YOUR INFO AND NEC ACTION. PSE ACCEPT FOR ACTION AND ACK///”
But on Saturday, 7th January 2023, the Officer was rescued by Troops on a search and rescue operation.between Yankara and Mai-Lafiya in Faskari Local Government Area, Katsina State.
However, during the rescue operation, he sustained gun shot injuries on the leg. He is said to be stable at a Military hospital where he was evacuated to.
