Nigeria, Oct. 24 -- Troops of Operation Enduring Peace (OPEP) have rescued a kidnap victim unharmed in Gura Topp, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, amid growing concerns over repeated abductions in the area.

PREMIUM TIMES reliably gathered that no fewer than eight people have been kidnapped within one month along the Lo Pam Dyet, Gura Topp and Rahol Kanang axis of the local government area.

Family sources disclosed that millions of naira were paid as ransom to secure the release of some of the victims, as residents grapple with growing insecurity and the financial burden of negotiating for the freedom of abducted relatives.

The latest rescue was reported by Zagazola Makama, a security publication, which said troops of S...