Troops Engage Bandits In Gun Battle Along Zaria-Kano Road, Free Three Abducted Victims

The rescued victims

Troops conducting patrols around Ungwan Namama, along the Zaria-Kano road have rescued three victims alongside a 10-month-old child abducted by bandits.

The Kaduna State Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, August 18, 2022.

"The troops came in contact with migrating bandits in the area and engaged them, forcing them to abandon their three captives as they hastily escaped," the statement read.

"The troops then rescued the victims, identified as follows: Abdullahi Lawal, Sadiya Salimanu, Fatima Salimanu, (Sadiya's 10-month-old child)

"Investigations revealed that the captives were kidnapped in a neighbouring state. Also recovered from the bandits were nine rustled animals, comprising one cow and eight sheep

"The Kaduna State Government thanked the troops for their valiant action in rescuing the kidnapped victims

"The rescued persons have been reunited with their families, while the recovered animals were handed over to local authorities for proper identification and retrieval."