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Marwa Commends Security Agencies Over Rescue Of 20 Kidnapped Corps Members

Channels Television's headline. Reported by Channels Television, TVC News, ThisDay.

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What the sources say, in brief

According to TVC News, NDLEA Chairman Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd.) commended the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Police Force, Department of State Services and other security agencies for the safe rescue of 20 prospective corps members and another person. Channels Television reported that Marwa urged the agencies to sustain the momentum and called on Nigerians to support the security forces. ThisDay also reported Marwa's commendation of the agencies, with its excerpt cut off before further detail. The sources supplied are excerpts only, so details of the kidnapping and rescue are not available from them. The story is marked as developing.

Key points

  • TVC News reported that NDLEA Chairman Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd.) commended security agencies for the rescue.
  • TVC News said the agencies rescued 20 prospective corps members and another person.
  • Channels Television reported that Marwa urged the agencies to sustain the momentum.
  • Channels Television reported that Marwa called on Nigerians to support the country's security forces.
  • ThisDay also reported Marwa's commendation of the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Police Force and Department of State Services.

What we know

  • NDLEA Chairman Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd.) commended the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Police Force, DSS and other agencies, according to TVC News.
  • The agencies rescued 20 prospective corps members and another person, according to TVC News.
  • Marwa urged the agencies to sustain the momentum, according to Channels Television.

Generated from the headlines and excerpts below and checked automatically: any number or name not present in the sources rejects the summary, and each bullet is checked the same way. Version 2.

Marwa Commends Security Agencies Over Rescue Of 20 Kidnapped Corps Members. According to TVC News, NDLEA Chairman Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd.) commended the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Police Force, Department of State Services and other security agencies for the safe rescue of 20 prospective corps members and another person. Channels Television reported that Marwa urged the agencies to sustain the momentum and called on Nigerians to support the security forces. ThisDay also reported Marwa's commendation of the agencies, with its excerpt cut off before further detail. The sources supplied are excerpts only, so details of the kidnapping and rescue are not available from them. The story is marked as developing. Covered by 3 publications. Channels Television: Marwa Commends Security Agencies Over Rescue Of 20 Kidnapped Corps Members. TVC News: Marwa Commends Security Agencies Over Rescue of 20 Kidnapped Corps Members. ThisDay: Marwa Commends Security Agencies Over Rescue of 20 Kidnapped Corps Members.

Who is covering it

  1. Channels Television Nigeria Marwa Commends Security Agencies Over Rescue Of 20 Kidnapped Corps Members The Chairman urged the agencies to sustain the momentum, and called on Nigerians to support the country’s security forces. The post Marwa Commends Security Agencies Over Rescue Of 20 Kidnapped Corps Members appeared first on Channels Television . 8 Oct · Tier 2
  2. TVC News Nigeria Marwa Commends Security Agencies Over Rescue of 20 Kidnapped Corps Members The Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd.), has commended the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Police Force, Department of State Services (DSS) and other security agencies for the safe rescue of 20 prospective corps members and anothe 8 Oct · Tier 3
  3. ThisDay Nigeria Marwa Commends Security Agencies Over Rescue of 20 Kidnapped Corps Members Michael Olugbode in Abuja The Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd.), has commended the Nigerian Army, Nigeria Police Force, Department of 9 Oct · Tier 3

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