Troops rescued four kidnap victims in separate operations in Zamfara and Kebbi states on Wednesday, October 21, according to the Nigerian Army.
Two people were freed from farmland in Binoni Marafa, Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara, while two others were rescued between Bena and Sawade in Kebbi.
Lt Col Olaniyi Osoba, spokesman for the 8 Division, Sector 2 of Operation Fansan Yamma, gave details of the operations on Thursday in an account reported by Punch.
He identified the two people rescued in Zamfara as Mansur Shehu, 25, and Kadijat Haruna, 49. Vanguard reported that troops responded to a reported terrorist incident on farmland across a river in the community.
In Kebbi, the Army said troops acted on information that suspected terrorists were moving with abducted people from a village in Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area.
The two victims rescued there were identified as Jimoh Su-Arege, 35, and Kalahe Danjuma, 41. Osoba said they were subsequently handed over to the Seriki of Dipindu.
Sources: Punch, Vanguard
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