Nigerian troops rescue 24 people who had been kidnapped by bandits in Zamfara state

July 8 (EUROPA PRESS) –

Nigerian troops have rescued this Friday 24 people who had been kidnapped, including a child, and have “eliminated the kidnappers” after a shootout with known bandits in Kabugu Lamba (in the state of Zamfara), the Nigerian Army has reported. it’s a statement.

“The victims, including a minor, 9 women and 14 men, were rescued and evacuated from the kidnappers’ hideout by the troops,” said a statement signed by the Nigerian Army spokesman, Onyema Nwachukwu.

Specifically, the operation has been carried out by Battalion 223, operating under Sector 1 of the Joint Task Force, “in an abandoned village in the Maru local government area of ​​Zamfara state, in the northwest of Nigeria”.

“The brave troops, led by the battalion’s commanding officer, stalked and pounced on the bandits, annihilating four of them in a fierce firefight,” the statement said.

This action has taken place within the framework of the so-called Hadarin Daji operation, undertaken by the Nigerian Army against groups specialized in kidnapping and extortion, designated as terrorist organizations by the Government of the African country.