At least 11 persons who were abducted by bandits have escaped from the camp of their captors in the outskirts of Sabon Birni town in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

Security agencies, on Thursday, reveal that the 11 hostages are a mix of those kidnapped from Dumbin Rauga in Zaria Local Government Area and along the Kaduna-Zaria Highway.

Among them are five children between the ages of seven and 10 – all residents of Dumbin Rauga village in Zaria.

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The six others are passengers travelling from Maiduguri in Borno State to Ilorin in Kwara State before they were abducted by bandits along the Kaduna-Zaria Road.

Following their escape from bandits’ custody, the 11 escapees were recovered by troops and subsequently reunited with their families.

The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs in Kaduna, Samuel Aruwan, who confirmed the development, said ongoing security operations in the state have dislodged many of the bandits’ camps, leaving them in disarray and enabling the escape of the hostages being held in captivity inside the camps.

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