Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force Operation WHIRL STROKE, in collaboration with operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), have arrested a suspected kidnapper and recovered ₦200,000 allegedly demanded as ransom from a female victim.
The suspect, identified as Mukaila Iliyasu, was arrested on October 29, 2026, during a joint intelligence-led operation following a report that he had threatened to abduct an adult female resident if she failed to pay the demanded sum.
According to a statement by the Acting Media Information Officer, Headquarters of JTF Operation WHIRL STROKE, Lieutenant Ahmad Zubairu Zubairu, DSS operatives alerted troops of Sector 2 to the incident, prompting a coordinated anti-kidnapping operation.
The statement said a soldier, acting in disguise, delivered the money to the suspect during a carefully coordinated sting operation, leading to his arrest while allegedly collecting the ransom.
The suspect was subsequently handed over to the DSS for further investigation and possible prosecution.
Commending the successful operation, the Force Commander, Joint Task Force Operation WHIRL STROKE and General Officer Commanding 5 Division, Nigerian Army, Major General Moses Kolo Gara, praised the troops and DSS operatives for their professionalism, gallantry and effective inter-agency collaboration.
Gara urged security personnel to sustain intelligence sharing and operational cooperation to strengthen efforts against kidnapping and other security threats within the Joint Operations Area.
