By Olayemi Esan

The News of the release of the officer who was kidnapped by bandits that attacked NDA Afaka Barracks broke this morning. Before today. Some online media news portal had published the false news that the major was killed.

Investigation by SpyeTV correspondent in Kaduna confirmed that, the Officer wasn't kill. Our investigation reveals that , after a successful mission by the joint efforts of the military and security agencies, Major CL Datong was rescued from the camp of the bandits, leaving scores of bandits killed during the operation.

The troops of the Nigerian Army in conjunction with the Nigerian Air Force and all security agencies to conduct decisive operations have rescued Major CL Datong who was abducted at Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) Permanent Site on 24 August 2021.
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Deputy Director Army Public Relations, 1 Division, Col. Ezindu Idimah made this revelation in a statement on Saturday made available to SpyeTV said, the officer was rescued and not released on ransome.

He said, this was as a result of the directive of the Chief of Defence Staff and Service Chiefs for 1 Division to find the perpetrators dead or alive, the Division in conjunction with the Air Task Force, Department of State Services and other security agencies, immediately swung into action by conducting operations in the Afaka general area to find and rescue the officer.

Idimah said, the operations were being conducted based on several leads received from various sources regarding the abductors and likely locations the officer was being held.

He added that the operations which have been sustained since the abduction of the officer proved quite successful and led to the destruction of several identified bandits’ camps in the Afaka- Birnin Gwari general area and neutralization of scores of bandits particularly, in the late hours of today, 17 September, 2021, the troops arrived at a camp suspected to be the location where Maj CL Datong was being held.

At the camp, the troops exchanged fire with the bandits for overwhelmed them superior fire. In the process, the gallant troops were able to rescue the abducted officer.

However, the officer sustained a minor injury but has been treated in a medical facility and handed over to NDA for further action.

The Division wishes to commend the efforts of the NAF, DSS , Nigerian Police and patriotic Nigerians for their invaluable support which contributed to the success of this operation.

"Our operations will continue until we capture or neutralize the assailants that killed two (2) officers in the NDA on 24 August 2021." he said

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We will never know the truth anyways