Troops rescue six kidnap victims in Zamfara

Troops of Operation Fasan Yamma person rescued six kidnapped victims who escaped from captivity pursuing sustained subject unit and aerial interdiction operations successful Zamfara State.

This is contained successful a subject operational study made disposable to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Abuja on Monday.

The study said the victims were intercepted by troops of 1 Brigade Combat Team 6 deployed astatine Forward Operating Base (FOB) Gwashi successful Bukuyyum Local Government Area.

It said the victims were rescued on Friday along the Gwashi-Bukuyyum roadworthy aft fleeing from their captors.

It besides said that the victims escaped aft an aerial interdiction cognition conducted by the Nigerian Air Force westbound of Bagega Forest.

According to the report, the rescued victims were identified arsenic Muhammad Sani from Masama, Junaidu Muhammad from Gandun Malam, Abubakar Abdullahi and Abubakar Barau from Maibaka.

Others were Surajo Abubakar of Dogon Daji and Nasiru Hakilu of Adabka village, each from Bukuyyum Local Government Area of Zamfara.

The study said that the victims had spent respective months successful captivity earlier regaining their freedom.

It added that efforts were ongoing to reunite them with their respective families and supply indispensable support.

The rescue came amid intensified milit...