Amid heavy bombardment by the military on bandits camps in Kaduna State, yesterday, not fewer than 11 hostages escaped, while troops rescued two.
The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who confirmed the intense military operation against the bandits, stated, yesterday, that the troops rescued the two kidnapped citizens in Jema’a and Lere councils.
The escaped hostages, who are between ages seven and 10, were identified as Fatima Sani, Aisha Falalu, Amina Aliyu, Hadizatu Sani and Bashar Falalu, among others. MEANWHILE, the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has identified increased activities of insurgents and criminals as responsible for the growing number of out-of-school children in the country.
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