Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Fansan Yamma, have rescued 27 kidnapped residents in Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina State.
The Media Information Officer of the duty power, Lt. Col. Aliyu Danja, disclosed this in a press release on Tuesday.
Danja mentioned troops of Sector 1 obtained a misery name on October 16 over terrorist actions in Gamji group, the place 27 residents, comprising 15 males and 12 females, had been reportedly kidnapped.
He mentioned the troops pursued the attackers alongside the Gangare–Kamba axis and engaged them in a gunfight, forcing them to flee and abandon the victims.
All 27 victims had been rescued unhurt and handed over to group leaders for reunification with their households after profiling, he added.
In a separate operation on the identical day, troops on a preventing patrol round Kurba village in Kankara Local Government Area encountered suspected terrorists using three bikes.
Danja mentioned the suspects fled on sighting the troops, abandoning one bike, which the troopers recovered.
He mentioned the operations shaped a part of ongoing efforts to limit the motion of armed teams and shield communities throughout the North-West.
