Troops Storm Bandits Kaduna Hideout, Rescue 9 Kidnapped Victims 

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*90 cattle, four motorcycles recovered

By; FUNMI ADERINTO, Kaduna

Troops of Operation Forest Sanity have  rescued nine kidnapped persons during fighting patrols to suspected bandit hideouts in Kaso, Chikun LGA. 

A statement signed by the Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, dated Monday November 28, 2022, said the troops searched the camp and rescued nine kidnapped persons.

The rescued  victims are, Salama Oliver, Husseini Odu,  Danjuma Jakanwa,  Ezekiel Garba,  Obadiah Moses, Taiwo Isaac, Buky Isaac, Ado Adamu and Maigari Shekarau.

According to operational feedback to the Kaduna State Government, the troops engaged bandits on the Tantatu high ground, as they abandoned their camp and fled further into the forest.  

Initial debriefing of the rescued victims revealed that they had all been kidnapped around the Gurara Dam area.  

The troops also recovered 90 cattle left behind by the fleeing bandits. 

The animals will be handed over to the Kaduna State Livestock Regulatory Authority for proper identification. 

Further clearance patrols to Bawa Rikasa hill led to the recovery of four motorcycles belonging to the bandits. 

“The nine rescued persons will undergo further debriefing and examination before being reunited with their families. Fighting patrols will continue in the general area,” it added. 

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