Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji who have been on pursuit of kidnappers and bandits in the wake of Thursday’s abduction in Federal Government College, Birnin Yawuri have rescued two teachers and five students after a fierce exchange of fire with the criminals.
A statement by the Spokesperson Bridgadier General Onyema Nwachukwu said the rescue followed an initial encounter with the abductors in the early hours of Friday.
The troops trailed the kidnappers from Yawuri through Riyao to Sombo community, where the criminals who had split into two groups fled.
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While one group conveyed the abducted children , the other took charge of the rustled cattle.
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.
800 cattles were recovered while a casualty was recorded during the exchange.
A female student was found dead probably as a result of exhaustion.
The rescued teachers and students will be handed over to the Kebbi State Government.
(Editor, Omor Bazuaye)
