Kidnappers Die In Shootout As Army Rescue 24 Victims

Troops of 223 Battalion, operating under Sector 1 of Joint Task Force, North West Operations Hadarin Daji have in a rescue  operation conducted in the early hours of today 7 July 2023 rescued 24 kidnap victims, including a child, after a shootout with notorious bandits at Kabugu Lamba; an abandoned village in Maru Local Government Area of Zamfara state, North West Nigeria. The gallant troops led by the Commanding Officer of the Battalion, stalked and swooped on the bandits, annihilating 4 of them in a ferocious fire fight that ensued. 

The victims, including a minor, 9 females and 14 males have been extricated and evacuated from the kidnappers’ hideout by the troops. 

ONYEMA NWACHUKWU

Brigadier General

Director Army Public Relations

7 July 2023