‘We rescued nine kidnap victims, recovered 108 livestock in Kebbi’ – Nigerian Army

Troops of Sector 2 of the Joint Task Force North West’s Operation FANSAN YAMMA rescued nine kidnapped people and recovered 108 animals—34 cows and 74 rams—in Danko-Wasagu Local Government Area, Kebbi State. After a distress call reported abductions and livestock theft, soldiers engaged suspected bandits, who fled and abandoned their captives. Two victims, Barbuga Bawashe, 26, and Barka Dakaji, 61, were rescued in that operation; seven others, including children aged 10 to 14, escaped their captors in Sabon Tunga and Binoni. The nine victims were handed over to the District Head of Unashi to reunite with their families.