{"id":6628,"date":"2026-11-02T14:46:30","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T14:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/02\/troops-destroy-kidnappers-hideout-in-kogi-recover-ammunition\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T14:46:30","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T14:46:30","slug":"troops-destroy-kidnappers-hideout-in-kogi-recover-ammunition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/02\/troops-destroy-kidnappers-hideout-in-kogi-recover-ammunition\/","title":{"rendered":"Troops destroy kidnappers\u2019 hideout in Kogi, recover ammunition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Troops-destroy-kidnappers-hideout-in-Kogi-recover-ammunition.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Troops destroy kidnappers\u2019 hideout in Kogi, recover ammunition\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/Troops-destroy-kidnappers-hideout-in-Kogi-recover-ammunition.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-11-02-at-2.39.26-PM-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/cdn.vanguardngr.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-11-02-at-2.39.26-PM.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By Kingsley Omonobi<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Troops of the Nigerian Army have destroyed a suspected kidnappers\u2019 hideout in Edimogbo Forest, Igalamela\/Odolu Local Government Area of Kogi State, recovering 1,000 rounds of ammunition, six motorcycles and other items.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The operation was carried out by troops of the 21 Battalion Quick Reaction Force following intelligence reports indicating the presence of suspected kidnappers in the forest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Col. Appolonia Anele, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She said the troops mobilised to locate the suspected criminals after receiving credible human intelligence about their activities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOn approaching the hideout, the suspected kidnappers, on sighting the advancing troops, fired a shot to alert other members of the group before fleeing deeper into the forest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe troops immediately pursued the fleeing criminals deep into the forest, but no contact was made,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anele said the troops subsequently destroyed the camp, including its supporting structures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Items recovered from the hideout included 1,000 rounds of 7.62mm by 54 ammunition, seven bandoliers, two shovels, a hand pump, a mobile phone, a Glo modem, two packets of soap and a jerrycan of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other items recovered were clothing, pairs of shoes and six daylong motorcycles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She said troops were still combing the surrounding area in a bid to track down the fleeing suspects.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army, according to her, remains committed to sustaining offensive operations against kidnappers and other criminal elements threatening the safety and security of law-abiding citizens.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also urged members of the public to continue providing credible and timely information to security agencies to support efforts to dismantle criminal networks.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/2026\/11\/troops-destroy-kidnappers-hideout-in-kogi-recover-ammunition\/\">Troops destroy kidnappers\u2019 hideout in Kogi, recover ammunition<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardngr.com\/\">Vanguard News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source: <\/p>\n<div class=\"nSourse\">Vanguard News<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kingsley Omonobi Troops of the Nigerian Army have destroyed a suspected kidnappers\u2019 hideout in Edimogbo Forest, Igalamela\/Odolu Local Government Area of Kogi State, recovering 1,000 rounds of ammunition, six&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6629,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6628","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6628","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6628"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6628\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6629"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}