Abducted Navy personnel Bala finally regains freedom after six weeks in captivity
- AK Bala, a Navy personnel, who was kidnapped by suspected gunmen, has been freed
- Bala had spent six weeks in the kidnappers' den
- According to SK Usman, the army's ex-spokesman, Bala said he successful disarmed the kidnappers
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A Navy personnel, AK Bala, who was abducted by some suspected on February 21, has regained his freedom from his captors.
Legit.ng reports the good news was broken by the former Army spokesman, Col SK Usman, via his Twitter page on Thursday, April 9.
Source: Twitter
Usman said that Bala successfully disarmed one of the kidnappers, then used his weapon to kill two of them and escaped.
The tweeted:
"Good news, a brave Nigerian Navy personnel, Ak Bala, who was kidnapped sometimes on 24 Feb 21, on his way to Kebbi on leave, has successfully gained his freedom. He successfully disarmed one of the kidnappers, then used his weapon to kill two of them and escaped."
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had previously reported that barely three days after bandits released five students out of the 39 abducted from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka in Kaduna state, the kidnappers have released five more students.
It was reported that 10 of the 39 students kidnapped from the school have regained freedom with the latest development.
The five students earlier released by the bandits on Monday, April 5, were taken to a military hospital for health evaluation.
In another report, following the incessant killings and abduction of innocent citizens of Nigeria, Governor Nasir El-Rufai declared that all bandits must be eliminated from the country.
El-Rufai said the bandits have lost their rights to life under the constitution.
The governor made this known during a town hall meeting on national security organised by the state ministry of information and culture held in Kaduna on Thursday, April 8.
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El-Rufai stated that no one in a position of responsibility can deny the need for sustained action against criminals, adding that security operations that were more proactive would cripple the outlaws and reassure ordinary citizens.
Source: Legit.ng
