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Troops have rescued 10 kidnapped victims from suspected bandits in two Zamfara communities and Katsina State, in separate operations.
Seven persons were reportedly rescued by the troops of Operation Hadarin Daji, who were on routine patrol around Gidan Dan Nunu and Dutsi villages of Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, on Thursday.
According to a statement on Friday by the Defence headquarters spokesman, Maj. Gen. John Enenche, the soldiers engaged the criminals during an encounter and subsequently saved their victims.
In the other operation, troops of Forward Operating Base Dangulbi acting on credible intelligence that bandits were operating in Kimbisawa village of Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State, mobilized and rescued two women and a child kidnapped by the bandits.
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The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) on Friday said that in continuation of the aggressive clearance operation to stamp out banditry and other sundry crimes in the North-West zone of the country, the troops of Operation HADARIN DAJI have rescued seven kidnapped victims in Zamfara State.
This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja by the Coordinator Defence Media Operations (DMO), Major General John Eneche.
He said that the gallant troops carried out the rescue operation on Thursday while on routine patrol around Gidan Dan Nunu and Dutsi villages of Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State when made contact was made with bandits.
The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Friday, said the operations were conducted on Thursday at different locations.
He said the troops on Thursday, encountered the bandits while on routine patrol around Gidan Dan Nunu and Dutsi villages in Zurmi Local Government Area (LGA) of Zamfara.
He said that the troops successfully rescued seven victims during the encounter.
He also disclosed that troops of Forward Operating Base Dangulbi, arrested one Zayyanu Abdullahi from Shinkafi district with huge amount of money while on stop and search patrol.
According to him, preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect was involved in buying stolen cows from bandits.
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The Defence Headquartres, says troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have rescued 10 kidnapped victims from bandits, eliminated one of the bandits and arrested one in Katsina and Zamfara States.
The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, in a statement on Friday, said the operations were conducted on Thursday at different locations.
He said the troops on Thursday, encountered the bandits while on routine patrol around Gidan Dan Nunu and Dutsi villages in Zurmi Local Government Area (LGA) of Zamfara.
He said that the troops successfully rescued seven victims during the encounter.
He also disclosed that troops of Forward Operating Base Dangulbi, arrested one Zayanu Abdullahi from Shinkafi district with huge amount of money while on stop and search patrol.