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Troops rescue four more abducted students in Kaduna

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Troops rescue four more abducted students in Kaduna

Troops of Operation Thunder Strike have rescued the remaining four students of Government Day Secondary School in Gwagwada, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

The Deputy Director of Army Public Relations,1 Division Nigerian, Army Kaduna, Col. Ezindu Idimah said on Monday night that the students have been handed over to their joyful parents at Gumi village.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that bandits terrorizing Kaduna/Abuja highway abducted 10 students on their way to school on October 10.

However, the quick intervention of troops led to the immediate rescue of six out of the 10 students while the bandits escaped into the forest with the other four.

Idima said: “On Monday, October 14, at about 6:00 a.m., following a tip-off from a reliable source, troops raided the hideout of the bandits and successfully rescued the remaining four students without any injury.”

According to him, during the rescue operation, the bandits ran into the bush with gunshot wounds while abandoning the students after they had engaged the troops in a gun duel.

Idimah said Operation Thunder Strike was a Defence Headquarters operation with troops drawn from the Army, Air Force, Police, State Services and Civil Defence Corps.

The spokesman said the General Officer Commanding, 1Division, Maj.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya has hailed the performance of troops and reiterated the commitment of the Division in bringing about peace and tranquility to its area of responsibility.

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