Army rescues Cross River commissioner from kidnappers

The Army said it has rescued the Commissioner for Women Affairs in Cross River, Gertrude Njar, from kidnappers’ hideout.

Army spokesperson Dorcas Aluko made the disclosure in a statement.

Aluko said Njar was kidnapped on February 1 in the Mayne Avenue area, Calabar South.

The Army spokesperson said the troops acted on actionable intelligence on the victim’s whereabouts and laid a tacit ambush for the kidnappers around Peter Effiong Creek, Messembe, Jebs.