Stephen Dantong, the army officer who was abducted at the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna, has regained freedom after about three weeks in the custody of bandits.
A statement by the deputy spokesperson of the Defence Headquarters, Ezindu Idimah, said the senior officer was rescued following collaborative efforts by security agents.
Dantong was abducted three weeks ago during an attack at the academy that left two officers dead.
There were speculations on social media that the senior officer was executed.
An online newspaper, FIJ Nigeria, reported that the kidnappers had requested a ransom of N200 million.
Apart from the officers killed and kidnapped, some others sustained gunshot injuries and are currently receiving treatment at the NDA hospital.
The attack on the military facility came amidst heightened insecurity in the North-west with Kaduna State at the epicentre.
Hundreds of students have been kidnapped in various schools across Kaduna State in the past five months as the state governor, Nasir El-Rufai has stood his ground on his no ransom payment policy.
In the statement on Saturday, the Defence headquarters said its men engaged the bandits in superior gunfire before rescuing the officer. ##
