After a fierce exchange of fire with the bandits, Nigerian troops have rescued some of the teachers and students abducted from Federal government College, Birnin Yawuri, Kebbi state.
The rescue followed an initial encounter with the abductors in the early hours of Friday, 18 June 2021 after trailing the kidnappers from Yawuri through Riyao to Sombo community, where the kidnappers who had split into two groups fled, with one group conveying the abducted children , while the second group conveyed rustled cattle.
According to the Director of Army Public Relations, Brig. Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Land troops in conjunction with elements of the Nigerian Air Force, who provided close air support during the rescue mission intercepted the two groups at about 2.30 am and engaged them in a fire fight leading to the successful rescue of the teachers and students.
The troops rescued two teachers, five students and also recovered 800 cattle rustled by the bandits.
The gallant troops are still on the heels of the kidnappers in order to rescue the remaining abductees still in captivity.
However, a casualty was recorded during the exchange. A female student was found to have given up the ghost as a result of exhaustion.
The rescued teachers and students will be handed over to the Kebbi State Government, Nwachukwu said in a statement made available to PROMPT NEWS.
“The Chief of Army Staff Maj Gen Faruk Yahaya has directed the Commander to spare no effort until all the abducted persons are safely rescued and reunited with their loved ones.,” he added.
