In renewed onslaught, troops rescue 20 abducted persons, eliminate scores of bandits in Zamfara
By: Zagazola Makama
Troops of the Nigerian Army under the auspices of Operation Hadarin Daji have rescued no fewer than 20 persons abducted by bandits in Zamfara State.
It was gathered that the victims were freed after the troops of Sector 1, Team 3, Magami deployed at FOB Dansadau engaged the bandits in a fierce gun battle on Wednesday July 19, 2023.
Intelligence sources told Zagazola Makama a Counter Insurgency Expert and Security Analyst in the Lake Chad Region that the troops led by the Commanding Officer of the battalion stalked and swooped on the bandits, annihilating some of them in a ferocious firefight that ensued.
The abductees comprising 16 males and 4 females were rescued from bandits and taken to Dansadau for further action.
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In a separate encounter, troops of Sect 1, Team 10 deployed at FOB Wasagu intercepted two locals who escaped from bandits enclave in Birnin Gwari Forest Kaduna State after spending 14 days in captivity. The troops subsequently handed them over to the Magaji of Wasagu to be reunited with their families.
Additionally, troops of Forward Operating Base in Anka, naturalized two bandit terrorists and recovered their weapons during a fighting patrol along Makakari village in Gwashi District in Bukuyyum LGA of Zamfara State.
In Kwatarkwashi, the troops thwarted an abduction attempt in the community after responding to a distress call that bandits had stormed one Comrade Nura’s residence at Kwatarkwashi District in Bungudu LGA of Zamfara State. Getting the wind that troops have been alerted, the bandits fled before the troops arrived. The troops subsequently combed the surrounding high ground between Tazame and Kwatarkwashi but no contact was made.
The renewed onslaught against bandits in the general area has continued to be in the upswing as scores of bandits are daily neutralized and their enclaves busted by troops of the Nigerian Army in conjunction with other security forces.
