{"id":10542,"date":"2026-01-25T04:27:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T04:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/?p=10542"},"modified":"2026-01-25T04:28:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T04:28:38","slug":"insecuritymilitary-vows-to-rescue-kurmin-wali-kidnap-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/2026\/01\/25\/insecuritymilitary-vows-to-rescue-kurmin-wali-kidnap-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"Insecurity:Military Vows  to  Rescue  Kurmin Wali Kidnapped Victims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Our Correspondent <\/p>\n<p> Ireked by recent kidnap of residents of Kurmin Wali,the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) has duly acknowledged the apprehensions expressed by  displaced residents of Kurmin Wali community on the ongoing security agencies and vowed to secure the release of their abducted family members. <\/p>\n<p>According to the statement signed by the Director Defence Media Operations, Major General Michael Onoja, The AFN seeks to reassure the affected communities and the general public that the safe rescue and reintegration of all kidnapped victims remains a paramount undertaking.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Contrary to assertions of a diminished response, the AFN, in close collaboration with other security agencies, has been executing sustained, intelligence driven operations within the vicinity and surrounding forested areas believed to harbor the perpetrators. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These operations encompass a strategic amalgamation of ground patrols, surveillance, intelligence gathering, and targeted initiatives meticulously designed to locate the kidnappers and secure the hostages without jeopardizing their safety.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The AFN recognizes the distress and trepidation experienced by the affected families and underscores that operational restraint in certain instances is a deliberate strategy, guided by the imperative to safeguard the captives and avert unintended harm. While specific operational details must remain confidential for security considerations, substantial efforts are underway to dismantle the criminal networks responsible for the abductions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Armed Forces of Nigeria remain unwavering in its mandate to protect lives and property and is steadfastly committed to reuniting the kidnapped victims of Kurmin Wali with their families. The AFN appeals for sustained public support, patience, and cooperation as operations advance toward a successful resolution, the statement concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Our Correspondent Ireked by recent kidnap of residents of Kurmin Wali,the Armed Forces of Nigeria (AFN) has duly acknowledged the apprehensions expressed by displaced residents of Kurmin Wali community on the ongoing security agencies and vowed to secure the release of their abducted family members. According to the statement signed by the Director Defence [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9860,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[5989,4967,2400],"class_list":["post-10542","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-law-crime","tag-apprehensions","tag-displaced","tag-expressed"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10542","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10542"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10542\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10544,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10542\/revisions\/10544"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10542"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10542"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyechoes.ng\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10542"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}