Troops foil kidnapping attempt, rescue three victims in Katsina

Troops of Sector 2, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, person rescued 3 kidnapped victims aft foiling a kidnapping effort on the Dandume-Damari axis successful Dandume Local Government Area of Katsina State.

The rescue followed a distress telephone concerning the abduction of civilians on the roadworthy on Friday, prompting troops to swiftly mobilise to the area.

The Media Information Officer, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, Lieutenant Colonel Aliyu Danja, said successful a connection that the soldiers made interaction with the terrorists and engaged them, forcing them to fly into the surrounding bushes.

The fleeing terrorists abandoned their victims and a achromatic Volkswagen Golf conveyance during the encounter.

“Troops pursued the fleeing terrorists and subsequently rescued 3 kidnapped victims, identified arsenic Abubakar Abdulkadir, aged 25; Mansir Idris, aged 26; and Abubakar Aliyu, aged 21,” Danja said.

He said the victims were aboriginal escorted and released to proceed their journey.

No casualty was recorded among the troops during the encounter.

Danja said the cognition underscored efforts by Operation FANSAN YAMMA to unafraid civilians, disrupt violent activities and contradict criminals state of enactment crossed its country of operation.

He urged members of the nationalist to stay vigilant and prom...