Nigerian troops have rescued three persons while conducting patrols around Ungwan Namama, along the Zaria-Kano road.
According to a statement by the Kaduna State commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said the troops came in contact with migrating bandits in the area and engaged them, forcing them to abandon their three captives as they hastily escaped.
The troops then rescued the victims, identified as Abdullahi Lawal, Sadiya Salimanu and Fatima Salimanu (Sadiya’s 10-month-old child).
Investigations revealed that the captives were kidnapped in a neighbouring state.
Also recovered from the bandits were nine rustled animals, comprising one cow and eight sheep.
The Kaduna State Government thanked the troops for their valiant action in rescuing the kidnapped victims.
The rescued persons have been reunited with their families, while the recovered animals were handed over to local authorities for proper identification and retrieval.
