How abducted Nigerian Army captain disarmed kidnappers

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An officer of the Nigerian Army officer, Captain J.O. Abalaka (N/15198), has successfully disarmed a member of kidnappers who abducted him and rescued other victims in Kogi State.

Abalaka was reportedly abducted last week along deplorable Ekpoma/Okene/Lokoja Road.

The army officer was said to be on his way to report at his new posting in Maiduguri Command in Borno State from 29 Battalion, Port Harcourt when he ran into the dragnet of the marauders.

He was said to be driving in his Toyota Corolla with Registration Number LSR 22 AJ in company of his dog when the gunmen intercepted and abducted him and other waylaid travellers along the road.

In a display of rare courage coupled with his military training, the army officer counter-attacked the gang of kidnappers and disarmed one of them who had an AK-47.

According to the signal sighted by CrimesChroniclers, Abalaka then took on the other kidnap gang members and, thereafter, set, at liberty, other abducted victims as well as his dog.

He reportedly recovered one locally-fabricated Beretta pistol, one magazine and 5× 9mm ammunition.

The signal reads:

SIGNAL:

“AT ABOUT 301530HRS CAPT JO ABALAKA (N/15198) WHILE ON PASS FM 29 BN PORT HARCOURT TO RPT TO HIS NEW UNIT IN MCCC THEATER COMD MAIDUGURI WAS KIDNAPPED BY UNKNOWN GUNMEN ALONG RD EKPOMA-OKENE-LOKOJA WHILE DVR IN HIS TOYOTA COROLLA CAR REG NO LSR 22 AJ ALONG WITH HIS DOG(.) A/N OFFR WAS ABLE TO DISARM ONE OF THE GUN MEN AND ENGAGED THE KIDNAPPERS AND SUCCESSFULLY EXTRICATED HIMSELF HIS DOG AND OTHER KIDNAPPED VICTIMS (.)

“ITEMS RECOVERED FM THE KIDNAPPERS INCLUDE 1 × LOCALLY FABRICATED BARETTA PISTOL, 1 × MAGAZINE AND 5× 9MM AMMO. RECOVERED WPN AND AMMO HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED AT AHQ GARR FOR FUR ACTION. PSE ACK///.”

Meanwhile, former aide to President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, in a post on X handle, urged President Bola Tinubu to honour the army officer for his exemplary valiance.

“If I were President Bola Tinubu, I would invite Captain J.O. Abalaka, the military officer who was abducted by bandits while in transit in Kogi State, yet managed to overpower them, seize their weapons, and free himself, as well as rescue other innocent Nigerians they had taken victim.

“Nobody deserves a Presidential visit and handshake like Captain Abalaka. His bravery and chivalry, as well as his courage under pressure, are the type of positive leadership and values that should be projected to rebrand Nigeria and her apparatuses of state, like the Nigerian Army.

“Unfortunately, negative news about Nigeria tends to make headlines locally and internationally.

“We must change the narrative. And Captain Abalaka is a poster boy for changing the narrative with his heroic exploits, a breath of fresh air to our nation.

“Tomorrow (June 12) is Democracy Day. It is an ideal opportunity for the president to project this authentic Nigerian superhero to the country and the world at large.

“I celebrate Captain J.O. Abalaka, and pray that God will bless our nation with more brave men like him,” he prayed.