Troops kill bandit, rescue 13 victims in Kaduna (Punch)

Troops of 1 Division Nigeria Army under exercise HARBIN KUNAMA III, have neutralised one suspected bandit and rescued 13 kidnapped victims in Kuyelo community in Birnin Gawri Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

The Deputy Director Army Public Relations, Col Ezindu Idimah made the disclosure in a press statement issued on Monday in Kaduna.

Idimah said the feat followed distress calls received from good Samaritans indicating the abduction of some farmers, who were working on their farms on the outskirts of Kuyelo community in the LG. Read more