The victims included farmers seized from their farmlands and others who had earlier been abducted in neighbouring Ekiti State. The operation, which also involved the Kwara State Forest Guards, local hunters and vigilantes, was carried out in the Obbo Aiyegunle, Ejiu Ora and Osi axes of Ekiti LGA bordering Ekiti and Kwara states. One of the rescued victims, Umaru Muazu of Obbo Aiyegunle, recounted their ordeal, saying armed men suddenly emerged and seized him and his son. Another rescued farmer, Ibrahim Danga, said the victims had been held captive before security operatives arrived and engaged the kidnappers. A member of the Kwara Forest Guards, Owolabi Adebayo, confirmed that the operation was intelligence-driven.