Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued 16 residents abducted by bandits in Tantatu Community in Kajuru Lcal Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State.
This disclosure was made by Onyema Nwachukwu, army spokesperson in a statement released on Monday, March 18.
Recall that on Sunday, bandits invaded the Tantatu community around 10:00pm and looted food items and other materials from shops and homes.
At least 87 residents of the community were said to have been abducted during the attack. The incident was the latest attack on Kajuru LGA.
Also, on Saturday, 14 people were kidnapped by gunmen in Dogon Noma community, Kajuru LGA of Kaduna state. Last Monday, bandits abducted 61 persons in Buda community under Kajuru LGA of Kaduna state. On March 7, over 200 students and pupils were kidnapped after bandits attacked Government Secondary School Kuriga, Chikun LGA of the state.
Reacting to the development in the earlier mentioned statement, Nwachukwu, said troops responded to the attack on the community on Sunday night.
Further, he added that the troops engaged the bandits in gun duels, which led to the rescue of the abducted persons.
“Responding to actionable intelligence, the troops on 17 March 2024 at about 10:30 pm swiftly tracked the insurgents who had earlier attacked the community in numbers and abducted some of the villagers as hostages,” the statement reads in part.
“On arriving at the scene of the incident, the troops tenaciously pursued the insurgents, engaging them in a ferocious exchange of fire and consequently rescuing 16 kidnapped victims.
“The troops are still exploiting the bushes in continuation of the search and rescue operations.”
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