Operation Fansan Yamma troops rescued 25 people who had been kidnapped during separate operations in Katsina and Zamfara states.
This was revealed by the Military Information Officer, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, in a statement issued on Friday night.
According to the statement, the victims were rescued on Thursday while troops were carrying out patrols and offensive operations against terrorists in the two states.
He said troops from Sector 1 in Katsina State encountered terrorists during a night patrol along Kwanar Kura in Sabuwa Local Government Area.
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According to him, the troops attacked the terrorists with heavy firepower, forcing them to flee into the nearby bushes.
The soldiers followed the terrorists along their escape routes and rescued two persons who had been kidnapped earlier on the Dandume-Damari road.
“Troops also recovered two motorcycles belonging to the fleeing terrorists,” he said.
In Zamfara State, Danja said Sector 2 troops rescued 23 kidnapped civilians during a combat patrol outside Wuya town in Anka local government area.
“The rescued victims were three men and 20 women. The preliminary report showed that the victims had been kidnapped in Gummi Local Government Area and had spent about three weeks in terrorist captivity. They were later evacuated for medical care and further information,” he said.
Danja said the successful operations demonstrated the military’s continuous efforts to protect civilians, disrupt terrorist activities and rescue captives.