Troops rescue 11 kidnapped victims in two separate operations in Kebbi

Troops of Operation Fansan Yamma person rescued 11 kidnapped victims during 2 abstracted operations successful Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State.

The victims were rescued connected October 30 and 31, 2026, pursuing encounters betwixt troops and suspected bandits successful the area.

The spokesperson for the 8 Division, Sokoto, Lt. Col. Olaniyi Osoba, disclosed this successful a connection connected Sunday.

Osoba said the archetypal cognition followed a distress telephone reporting that equipped bandits had blocked a roadworthy starring to Ribah municipality and attempted to invade the community.

He said troops deployed to the country discovered that immoderate residents had been abducted, portion motorcycles were abandoned astatine the scene.

According to him, the troops pursued the attackers and engaged them successful a weapon battle, forcing them to fly and wantonness 7 kidnapped victims.

The rescued victims were identified arsenic Sa’adu Bala, Dantani Yahyi, Nura Musa, Nasiru Muhammad, Abdulakeem Abubakar, Abdulahi Maikudi and Zaki Gom.

The subject said the 7 victims had been reunited with their families.

In a abstracted cognition astir Wasagu, Osoba said troops conducting regular patrols came nether onslaught by suspected terrorists but repelled the assault, forcing the attackers to wantonness 4 kidnapped victims.

He said the victims had been abducted from their farms successful Wasagu colony earlier the troops intervened.

The 4 rescued ...