Troops Rescue Scores Of Victims Kidnapped By Bandits In Kaduna

• The armed bandits according to the Commissioner were moving with the large number of women kidnapped from Ungwan Najaja…

Troops of the Nigerian Air Force have rescued scores of kidnap victims in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

Confirming this in a statement, the Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said the bandits invaded Najaja and Kerawa villages in Igabi Local Government and abducted several people mostly women.

Read also: Two Killed As Police Repel Attack On Ebonyi Divisional HQ

He said while they were trying to escape with their victims, a Nigerian Airforce fighter jet on aerial patrol quickly spotted their location and were able to rescue the kidnap victims.

The armed bandits according to the Commissioner were moving with the large number of women kidnapped from Ungwan Najaja when the air platforms traced them to the outskirts of the village.

On sighting the air platforms and conscious of air interdictions following warning shots, the bandits scampered into the forest and abandoned the women.

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE

Kaduna Crash: Reps Postpone Security Summit In Honour Of Attahiru, Others

The bandits had earlier injured one Hamza Ibrahim while moving out of the village with the kidnapped women, many of whom were housewives.