Troops of Operation Thunder Strike rescued on Thursday six
female students of Government Day Secondary School Gwagwada in Chikun Local
Government Area of Kaduna State.
The girls were abducted same day on their way to school and
are different from another set of six schoolgirls of Engravers’ College
abducted on October 3 in Kaduna, along with a teacher and matron.
The Deputy Director Public Relations of 1Division Nigeria
Army Kaduna, Col. Ezindu Idimah said three motor boys were rescued while four
suspected bandits were neutralised by the troops.
“The Troops who were on routine patrol in the general area
received information from a reliable source that some bandits terrorizing the
Abuja-Kaduna highway have waylaid some students on their way to school and
abducted them.
“Troops immediately swung into action and gave the bandits a
hot chase.
“On sighting the troops, the bandits engaged them in a
firefight but had to surrender to the superior firepower of the troops.
“Following the firefight, one of the bandits was neutralized
while the rest scampered into different directions of the forest with gun shot
wounds.”
He explained that all the students abducted by the bandits
were rescued safely and re-united with their families.
Idimah added that one AK47 rifle with seven rounds of 7.62mm
special ammunition and a pump action gun with ten cartridges were recovered by
the troops.
According to him, the troops are currently combing the
entire forest in search of the bandits.
“In a related development, troops also dealt decisively with
bandits in an ambush at Soho Gaya in Chikun Local Government Area at about 10
am this morning.
“During the ambush, two bandits were neutralized while one
rifle was recovered.
“Additionally, at about 10:45am, troops pursued bandits into
one of the forests in Chukun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
“During the pursuit one of the bandits was neutralized while
2 AK 47 riffles, one pump action and 3 Magazines were recovered.
“The success recorded has buoyed up troops morale who
expressed enthusiasm in sustaining the onslaught against the bandits and other
criminal elements within the Division Area of Responsibility,” Idimah stated.
He added that the General Officer Commanding the Division,
Maj.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya has commended the efforts of the troops and urged them
to continue to pursue and neutralize bandits in 1
Division area of responsibility.
He urged the general public to report anybody with gun wound
to security agents around them
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