Nigeria, April 15 -- Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have rescued two kidnapped persons in Kyado, Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State, the military said on Tuesday.

Sylvester Ebuka and Chidinma Chikwentu were freed at about 3:50 a.m. on Wednesday through what officials described as sustained, intelligence-led operations targeting criminal hideouts in the area.

According to a statement by the Acting Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force, Ahmad Zubairu, Mr Ebuka was abducted on 2 April, while Mrs Chikwentu was taken on 6 April in separate incidents.

The military said both were rescued unharmed after pressure from ongoing operations forced their captors to flee.

"The breakthrough was achieved through a combination of c...