Troops rescue former provost, son from bandits In Zamfara
Troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued a former Provost of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Gusau, Dr Hassan Abubakar Augie, and his son, abducted by bandits In Zamfara State.
Preliminary investigation by the Nigerian Army revealed that the man and his son were kidnapped by armed bandits from their residence on Thursday night, and taken into the forest.
The Nigerian Army explained that on August 11, 2023, Troops of Sector 1 Operation Hadarin Daji deployed at Forward Operating Base Mada in Zamfara State, while on routine patrol along Shemori-Yandoto Road at Marke general area, encountered an unspecified number of armed bandits.
The troops were said to have engaged the bandits in a fire fight for several hours.
The bandits later bowed to the troops’ superior fire power and fled in disarray into the forest along the area.
The troops were said to have immediately gone in hot pursuit of the bandits into the forest, forcing them to abandon two persons earlier abducted.
They also recovered two operational motorcycles abandoned by the fleeing bandits.
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