Troops have engaged abductors of Kebbi students and freed five.
Gatekeepers News reports that men of Joint Taskforce Component of Operation Hadari Daji have engaged abductors of Federal Government College Birnin Yauri in Kebbi State, Northwest Nigeria to rescue five students and a teacher.
Unfortunately, one of the abducted students has died.
The Deputy Force Commander of the Joint Taskforce in the North-West Zone, Air Commodore Abubakar AbdulKadir, confirmed this in Zamfara State on Friday.
AbdulKadir stated that the troops came in contact with the bandits in the early hours and engaged them in a gun duel, forcing them to abandon five of the students and a teacher.
Although he noted that one of the students whose identity was not revealed later died, the military officer also did not specifically state how it happened.
The Deputy Force Commander said, “In the early hours of this morning, we have come across the kidnappers. They came to our blocking point, and we engaged them.
“At that point, they abandoned five of the students and one of the teachers. Unfortunately, I think we have lost one of the students.”
Abdulkadir also added that the troops recovered 155 rustled animals at the Jageme area in Magami District of Gusau Local Government Area, Zamfara State.
He explained that they got credible intelligence of the rustled animals and troops were informed to lay an ambush which led to their recovery.
According to him, the troops have been tracking the rustled animals for about five days before recovering them on Thursday.
He added that investigations are ongoing to arrest other buyers and sellers of the rustled animals.
