Four hostages were freed in the Ejiba hamlet of Kogi State’s Yagba West Local Government Area after Nigerian Army troops, the Kogi State Vigilante Service, and vigilantes from the surrounding area worked together.
Three locals and a Hausa man were allegedly abducted on Thursday, November 12, 2026, while tending to their property.
A security and counter-insurgency specialist in the Lake Chad region named Zagazola Makama revealed the incident in an X post.
The kidnapping was quickly reported to security officers, who then coordinated with local vigilante groups to conduct a rescue operation, according to a source in the security sector.
Makama elaborated by saying that the four hostages were rescued not long after the kidnapping thanks to a concerted operation.
According to the study, the operation was a success because conventional security personnel and community-based security organisations worked together and shared intelligence in a timely manner.