Troops rescue eight kidnap victims in Kaduna
Eight people who were kidnapped along Kaduna-Birnin Gwari highway on Wednesday have been rescued by troops of Operation Whirl Punch under 1 Division, Nigerian Army, Kaduna.
“The troops tracked the kidnappers to where they were hiding in Labi village, Chikun Local Government Area in Kaduna State and rescued the victims at about 5pm on Wednesday, hours after their abduction. “The victims who were travelling from Kano to Ilorin had their journey interrupted by bandits, who kidnapped and moved them to one of their fortified hideout in the forest,” a reliable military source told the News Agency of Nigeria .“The troops swung into action and stormed the bandits’ camp.“During the encounter that ensued, the gallant troops overwhelmed the bandits with superior fire power resulting in the bandits abandoning the victims and fled with gunshot wounds.
The source said the General Officer Commanding, Maj.-Gen Faruk Yahaya had commended the troops and urged them to keep putting pressure on criminals to make the area safe for all.
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