Troops rescue seven kidnapped victims, recover rustled cattle in Katsina, Sokoto

Troops nether Operation Fansan Yamma person rescued 7 kidnapped radical successful Katsina State and recovered a ample herd of rustled cattle successful Sokoto State.

The Nigerian Army said troops from Sector 2 of Operation Fansan Yamma carried retired the rescue connected the Daye–Malumfashi Road successful Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State.

The cognition followed a distress telephone received connected the evening of September 21, 2026, astir an onslaught connected a commercialized conveyance travelling from Kaduna to Katsina.

The Army said the troops arrived promptly and forced the attackers to wantonness their victims and flee.

It said, “Seven victims, comprising six pistillate students from the Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, and 1 antheral commercialized operator were rescued unhurt.”

The rescued victims were aboriginal screened for information purposes and fixed aesculapian attraction earlier being handed implicit to the applicable authorities for reunification with their families and schoolhouse authorities.

In Sokoto State, troops from the aforesaid assemblage besides thwarted a violent onslaught and recovered a ample fig of cattle allegedly rustled from residents.

The Army said the cognition followed credible quality that equipped terrorists had entered Asarara Kaura assemblage successful Kebbe Local Government Area, wherever they were terrorising residents and stealing ...