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Troops of the 1 Brigade, Combat Team 6, person rescued 31 kidnapped victims during a patrol cognition on the Bagega–Kawaye roadworthy successful Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
This was contained successful a station connected Friday nighttime shared connected X by information analyst, Zagazola Makama who disclosed details of the operation.
According to the post, the rescue took spot astatine astir 6:33 a.m. connected May 28 erstwhile the troops came crossed the victims portion carrying retired regular patrols successful the area.
The victims were said to person spent respective weeks successful captivity aft being abducted by suspected equipped groups operating successful forested parts of Zamfara State.
It was besides gathered that the victims were capable to flight pursuing an airstrike carried retired by a Nigerian Air Force chopper gunship successful the occidental portion of the Bagega forest.
“The fleeing victims were aboriginal intercepted and secured by crushed troops during follow-up operations successful the area,” Makama added.
Security authorities accidental efforts are ongoing to guarantee the rescued persons are reunited with their families aft aesculapian checks and indispensable information procedures.
The subject has continued to reassure residents of its committedness to sustained aerial and crushed operations aimed astatine dismantling transgression groups and restoring bid successful Zamfara and the wider North-West region.
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