Troops of the Nigerian Army rescued two kidnapped victims after they engaged and neutralized armed bandits at the Abasiya-Amale area located east of Polewire in Kachia Local Government Area (LGA), North West, Kaduna.
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The operation was carried out following an intelligence on the activities of the bandits in the area – some kilometres off Kaduna-Abuja Road.
According to an online report, the troops overpowered the bandits and subsequently destroyed their hideouts, the troops are still combing the general area at the time of this update, while the corpses of two neutralized bandits were recovered.
Items recovered were one AK-47 rifle, two magazines carrying 38 rounds of ammunition and a cell phone.
There are strong indications that some bandits escaped with life threatening injuries and might be seeking medical assistance in the general area.
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