According to military authorities, troops sustained pressure on the criminal elements through a series of offensive operations, eventually making contact with the bandits at Tunga Village.
Troops of the Nigerian Army, supported by the Nigerian Air Force, have rescued Mrs. Amina Abubakar, the wife of the late Major General Rabe Abubakar, a former Director of Defence Information, following her abduction by bandits several weeks ago.
The military disclosed that the rescue was achieved through intensified search-and-rescue operations conducted by troops of Operation FASAN YAMMA, a major counter-banditry and counter-terrorism operation in northwestern Nigeria.
According to military authorities, troops sustained pressure on the criminal elements through a series of offensive operations, eventually making contact with the bandits at Tunga Village.
The encounter led to the successful recovery of Mrs. Abubakar.
