After being held captive for five months, special operations personnel of the Nigerian Air Force rescued seven Chinese nationals from terrorist strongholds in Kaduna State’s Kanfani Doka and Gwaska general region.
The terrorists kidnapped the Chinese nationals at a mining site in Ajata-Aboki, Gurmana Ward of Shiroro Local Government, Niger State, at some point in June 2022, according to a statement from Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, Director of Public Relations & Information for the Nigerian Air Force. The 271 Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Detachment, Birnin Gwari, Kaduna State, Special Forces unit conducted the Combat Search and Rescue operation that resulted in their recovery.
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