Troops rescue 27 kidnap victims including six-month-old baby in Katsina

Troops of the Nigerian Army person rescued 27 radical abducted by suspected terrorists successful Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina State, including a six-month-old baby, aft engaging the kidnappers successful a gunfight.

The victims were rescued on Friday, October 16, 2026, by soldiers of the 17 Brigade operating nether Operation FANSAN YANMA, pursuing reports of suspected violent activities successful Gamji community.

Security sources cited by Zagazola Makama said the subject received a distress telephone from the assemblage astatine astir 12:25 p.m. and promptly deployed troops to the area.

However, the soldiers arrived to find that the suspected terrorists had already fled into adjacent bushes with the abducted residents.

The troops launched a pursuit, tracking the fleeing suspects done Gangare Village towards Kamba Village, wherever they caught up with them astatine astir 6:05 pm.

“The soldiers engaged the suspected terrorists with superior firepower, forcing them to wantonness the captives and fly successful disarray into the surrounding bushes,” the sources said.

Following the encounter, the troops combed the country and recovered each 27 abductees, comprising 15 males and 12 females, including the infant.

The rescued individuals were subsequently handed implicit to the Gamji colony head, Alhaji...