40 kidnapped victims have been freed by military members of operation Hadarin Daji in the settlements of Kyairu, Kyaram, and Alkama in Zamfara State’s Bukkuyum Local Government area.
In a press release, Army authorities claimed that the victims were abducted when armed bandits broke into the Kyairu, Kyaram, and Alkama settlements.
In the statement, it was stated that the victories came after informed information on the movements of heavily armed bandits in the impacted areas.
“The troops however mobilized to the area, blocked the bandits’ route and engaged them in a fire for fire operation which lasted for hours forcing the bandits to flee into the forest and abandon the kidnapped victims”, the statement added.
The statement read in parts “on 17th July 2023, following Intelligent report that Armed bandits had kidnapped an unspecified number of persons from villages around Bukuyyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
“The Troops immediately mobilized swiftly for a fighting patrol and established blocking positions around the bandits’ withdrawal routes around Kyairu/Kyaram and Alkama villages in Bukuyyum Local Government Area of Zamfara State.”
It also noted that the 40 rescued kidnapped victims were reunited with their families, while ten of them were handed over to the local chief of Gwashi to connect them with their respective families
Recall that this is the second time in one week that troops of Operation Hadarin Daji have rescued kidnapped victims at various bandits’ enclaves and routes in Bukkuyum Local Government Area of the State.