Scene of the incident. Photo: Army
Troops of the Joint Task Force North-West, Operation FANSAN YAMMA, have rescued 33 passengers abducted by terrorists in the Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the rescue operation followed information received by the troops on Saturday about the abduction of commuters travelling through the Magazu area of Tsafe.
The development comes after another rescue operation in July by the state police command, which resulted in the rescue of at least 11 travellers abducted during a bandit attack along the Gummi–Sokoto Road.
The victims were reportedly ambushed while travelling in a trailer conveying vegetables and passengers, with the gunmen opening fire on the vehicle and causing the driver to lose control and veer off the road.
