At a time, the road was described as the deadliest in the country as terrorist gangs freely attacked and abducted motorists and commuters.
The statement said the terrorists were overpowered after a firefight with the security personnel, who subsequently raided their hideouts.Similarly, in a separate operation in Chikun Local Government of the state, security operatives rescued two abducted individuals after the terrorists who were keeping them fled on sighting the operatives.
“Troops of Operation Forest Sanity responded to reports of an attack around Dende-Buruku Junction along the Damba-Dende-Buruku Road, Chikun LGA. “The troops mobilized to the location and made contact with bandits at Rafin Kaura. The bandits fled from the advancing troops, who then rescued two victims who had been kidnapped in transit:“The rescued victims have been linked up with vehicles conveying them to their original destinations.
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