Troops rescue two abducted victims, one-armed robber arrested in Kaduna

Troops of Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) have rescued two persons who were abducted by bandits along Gidan Waya-Godogodo-Jagindi road in Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State Monday.

While briefing the Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, at the Headquarters of Sector 7 in Kafanchan, the Sector Commander, Col. DC Nwakonobi, said the four passengers were abducted from a vehicle plying the route.

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The commandant said the troops also rescued three herders after they had been attacked at a location in the same local government area.

The herders, Suleiman Mohammad, Hassan Adamu and Ya’u Mokariyo, along with their 86 cows were escorted to safety by the troops, as they proceeded on their way to Jagindi.

He further informed the commissioner that a notorious armed robber, Umar Yusuf, was arrested by troops following an attack on private apartments, which housed students of the Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya.

The commander said these developments occurred between Sunday night and early hours of Monday.