Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have rescued 35 kidnapped victims and neutralised two terrorists in Katsina State.
Information Officer, Operation Hadarin Daji, Capt. Yahaya Ibrahim said this in a statement on Tuesday.
According to the statement, the troops of Joint Task Force North West, Operation Hadarin Daji achieved the feat on January 27, during clearance operation to some identified terrorist camps at Dumburum forest.
Ibrahim said the feat was achieved in continuation with the series of simultaneous well-coordinated clearance operations in its Areas of Operational Responsibilities in the North West which has continued to yield tremendous successes.
“During the operation troops had an encounter with the armed terrorists, neutralising 2 of the terrorists while others escaped with severe gunshot wounds.
“The rescued victims include 19 males, 12 females as well as 4 children and were immediately handed over to the Katsina State Government by the Commander 17 Brigade Nigerian Army/Sector 2 Operation HADARIN DAJI, Brigadier General OA Fadairo, who pledged to continue the attack on the terrorist enclaves,” the statement read.