Nigerian Army Rescue 24 Kidnap Victims, Eliminate Abductors In Shoot Out

Troops of 223 Battalion, operating under Sector 1 of Joint Task Force, North West Operations Hadarin Daji have in a rescue operation eliminate notorious bandits Kabugu Lamba in an abandoned village in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara state, North West Nigeria.

VerseNews Nigeria reports that this was state in a statement by the Brigadier General Director Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu on July 7.

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24 kidnap victims, including a child were rescued during the operation which was conducted in the early hours of Friday.

See rescued victims below:

The gallant troops led by the Commanding Officer of the Battalion, stalked and swooped on the bandits, annihilating 4 of them in a ferocious fire fight that ensued.

The victims, including a minor, 9 females and 14 males have been extricated and evacuated from the kidnappers’ hideout by the troops.