The Kaduna State Government says troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued six kidnapped victims during clearance patrols conducted around the Kangon Kadi general area in Chikun Local Government Area of the state.
Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan disclosed this in a Monday statement.
“According to operational feedback, the troops, under the Operation Forest Sanity, embarked on a clearance operation from Damba to Kangon Kadi, and fired on identified bandit locations around the Kangon Kadi forest, Labi and the Udawa river.
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“Bandits fled from the Kangon Kadi area under the superior firepower of the troops, leaving behind six kidnapped victims at their camp,” the statement read in part.
Aruwan identified the rescued kidnap victims as Iliya Gide, Rabi Ali, Hussaina Gide, Naomi Nuhu and her baby, and Pamela Barage.
The commissioner said Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufa’i, noted the report with gratitude, and commended the troops for sustaining valiant efforts across several fronts.
He added that citizens would be updated on further developments.