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Crime
Nigerian army troops rescue 24 kidnapped victims, eliminate abductors in shootout
The Nigerian Army has confirmed that,troops of 223 Battalion, operating under Sector 1 of Joint Task Force, North West Operations Hadarin Daji have rescued 24 kidnap victims, with four of the bandits annihilated during a crossfire.
Penpushing reports that Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier Onyema Nwachukwu who established this said the feat was recorded in a rescue operation conducted in the early hours of July 7, 2023 at Kabigu Lamba, an abandoned village in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
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The Director of Army Relations added that among the rescued 24 kidnapped victims include a child, after a shootout with notorious bandits, stressing that the gallant troops led by the Commanding Officer of the Battalion, stalked and swooped on the bandits, annihilating 4 of them in a ferocious fire fight that ensued.
Penpushing further reports that Nwachukwu emphasised that the victims, including a minor, 9 females and 14 males have been extricated and evacuated from the kidnappers’ hideout by the troops.
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