Army rescues Rivers commissioner after 35 days in captivity The Commissioner for Women Affairs in Cross River, Professor Gertrude Njar, have been rescued by troops from the 13 Brigade Nigerian Army, Calabar, who were deployed for Operation Akpakwu. Capt. Dorcas Aluko, Army Public Relations Officer, 13 Brigade, Calabar announced this on Wednesday. READ ALSO: 30 Kaduna travelers rescued by Soldiers The Commissioner was abducted on February 1 in the Mayne Avenue area of Calabar South. A ransom of N150 million was requested from her kidnappers. ”Acting on actionable intelligence on victim’s whereabout, troops laid a...