By Yemi Itodo| Daily Post |Two foreign miners kidnapped in Kaduna state on the 23rd January, 2018 by gunmen have been rescued by the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Nigeria police. Mr Thomas Arnold Pearce and Mr Hendrik Gideon Smith, both of South African nationale, were reportedly adopted in Maidaro village while carrying out minning activities. Their abductors later took them to Birnin Gwari forest in Kaduna state. According to a Police source, the two foreigners were rescued 3am on Saturday, following intense pressure on the kidnappers by the IRT, Police Airwing helicopter patrol and Kaduna State Command Police. Source: Daily Post Nigeria(Visited 3 times, 1 visits today)Commentscomments

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