The suspects. Photo: Nigerian Army
Troops of Sector 2, Joint Task Force North West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have rescued a kidnap victim, arrested suspects during a joint raid and recovered 126 rustled livestock in separate operations across Katsina State.
The military disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday by the Media Information Officer of the Joint Task Force (North West), Lt. Col. Aliyu Danja.
According to the statement, troops, in collaboration with the Katsina State Community Watch Corps, responded to a distress call on July 26 following reports of terrorist activity in Karkata Village, Charanchi Local Government Area.
The troops reportedly engaged the terrorists in a gun battle, forcing them to abandon their captive.
