No fewer than 13 people were killed and 7 others injured by bandits during separate attacks in Zango Kataf, Chikun, and Kauru local government areas of Kaduna state.
According to the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, the armed bandits killed a man as he returned from farm in Gora Gan village of Zangon Kataf LGA.
In another incident, armed bandits attacked Kizachi village of Kauru LGA, and killed 10 persons, leaving 4 others injured.
56 houses and 16 motorcycles, including several barns were also raided and burnt.
Also in Kaduna , the bandits attacked Masaka village in Chikun local government where one person was killed, and 2 others injured.
Furthermore, armed bandits were also responsible for the death of one man in Kurmin Kaduna of Chikun local government area, leaving another injured.
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Meanwhile, troops from 1 Division Nigerian Army, Kaduna, earlier in the week, successfully rescued 10 persons who were recently kidnapped from their quarters at Kaduna International Airport.
According to a communique from the Nigerian Army Spokesman, Brigadier General Mohammed Yerima, on Friday, the rescue operation was without any mishap or casualty.
The statement further revealed that the rescue operation happened when troops who were patrolling one of the forests in Kaduna came in contact with the kidnappers and their victims.
On sighting the soldiers, the bandits opened fire, prompting the troops to decisively engage them, overwhelming the them with superior firepower, which forced the bandits to abandon their victims and take to their heels.
The victims rescued comprised: one man, 3 women, and 6 children, immediately evacuated to a military facility where they are currently undergoing medical check.
The Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, while visiting the rescued victims, commended the Nigerian Army for a spectacular job, also consoling the victims for the trauma they went through at the hands of their abductors.
The General Officer Commanding 1 Division Nigerian Army, Major General Danjuma Ali-Keffi, also commended the troops while restating the Chief of Army Staff’s warning that the days of kidnappers and bandits are over as the Nigerian Army is determined more than ever to put a final stop to their nefarious activities anywhere in the country.
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