The army said two hostages were confirmed dead while five others sustained injuries during the attack.
The operation, the army said, was part of efforts to secure major routes in Kogi, following similar operations against criminal elements near Obajana and the Agbaja forest.
The Nigerian Army has announced that the 12 Brigade, Lokoja, will conduct its first annual Range Classification Exercise from March 30 to April 2.
The NSA warned that any individual or group with such a plan would be identified and reprimanded or restrained before, during, and after the elections.
Bandits had attacked a Cherubim and Seraphim church on Sunday during service in Ejiba and kidnapped the pastor and several worshippers.
Troops of the 12 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have seized 108.8kg of cannabis and arrested a major courier on the Kabba-Obajana road from Ekiti to Kogi.
Troops of the 12 Brigade Nigerian Army, deployed at the forward operating base in Oguma, on Sunday, rescued two victims abandoned by suspected kidnappers in Kogi.
Mr Yakubu said that over the next six months, INEC would engage in electoral activities that required security deployment.
Mr Hamisu stated that the special anti-vandal patrol team attached to Funtua division successfully apprehended the suspect of Lasanawa village in Maska, Funtua LGA.
Mr Ribadu said the security agencies were also working on measures to uphold the integrity of the electoral processes.
