LAGOS, Jun 21 (NNN-NAN) – Nigerian troops rescued four more victims, abducted by gunmen from a secondary school last week, in the north-western state of Kebbi.
The abductees were rescued on Saturday, at the Makuku area of the state, during search and rescue operations, with one of the gunmen killed, said Onyema Nwachukwu, a spokesperson for the Nigerian army, in a statement released yesterday.
“One teacher and three students were rescued yesterday (Saturday), at Makuku, in the ongoing search and rescue operations. The troops also killed one bandit and recovered nine motorcycles and four handsets from the fleeing bandits,” Nwachukwu said.
With the latest operations, the army has so far rescued a total of 11 abductees.
On Friday, Nwachukwu, said, Nigerian troops rescued five students and two teachers abducted by gunmen, who attacked the Federal Government College, in the Birnin Yauri area of Kebbi on Thursday afternoon.
Nwachukwu said, troops have been deployed to dominate the forest and inhibit gunmen from freedom of action.
A series of gunmen attacks recently took place in the northern part of the most populous African country, including attacks on schools and kidnapping of students.
