Troops of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with the Kogi State Vigilante Service and local vigilantes, have rescued four persons abducted by gunmen in Ejiba community, Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State.
The victims, comprising three residents of the community and a Hausa man, were reportedly kidnapped while working on their farm on Thursday, November 12, 2026.
The incident was disclosed in a post on X by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and security expert in the Lake Chad region.
According to a security source, the abduction was promptly reported to security operatives, who mobilised alongside local vigilante groups to launch a rescue operation.
Makama added that a coordinated operation reportedly led to the rescue of all four victims shortly after the abduction.
The report attributed the success of the operation to timely intelligence sharing and collaboration between conventional security forces and community-based security groups.
The rescue is expected to ease concerns among residents of Ejiba and neighbouring communities, particularly farmers who have faced security threats while accessing their farmlands.