Troops of the Joint Activity Power, Operation Fansan Yamma, have rescued 27 abducted citizens in Sabuwa Native Govt House of Katsina State.
The Media Data Officer of the duty power, Lt. Col. Aliyu Danja, disclosed this in a remark on Tuesday.
Danja stated troops of Sector 1 gained a misery name on October 16 over terrorist actions in Gamji group, the place 27 citizens, comprising 15 men and 12 women folk, had been reportedly kidnapped.
He stated the troops pursued the attackers alongside the Gangare–Kamba axis and engaged them in a gunfight, forcing them to escape and abandon the sufferers.
All 27 sufferers had been rescued unhurt and passed over to group leaders for reunification with their households after profiling, he added.
In a separate operation at the identical day, troops on a preventing patrol round Kurba village in Kankara Native Govt House encountered suspected terrorists using 3 bikes.
Danja stated the suspects fled on sighting the troops, forsaking one motorbike, which the warriors recovered.
He stated the operations shaped a part of ongoing efforts to limit the motion of armed teams and give protection to communities around the North-West.