NAF rescues seven kidnap victims in Kaduna
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Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Special Forces on night patrol on Sunday rescued seven kidnapped victims, comprising six females and one male, near Birnin Gwari in Kaduna State.
This is contained in a statement by the spokesperson for NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, on Monday in Abuja.
Mr Gabkwet said the female victims, on interrogation, revealed that they were kidnapped from Paikoro in Niger State, while the lone male victim said he was abducted from Rijau in Niger State.
He said the terrorists, on sighting the troops, abandoned their victims and fled into a nearby forest.
According to him, six victims were subsequently taken to the NAF Medical facility at Birnin Gwari for review and later released.
Mr Gabwet said the last victim, the male, was still being observed at the facility.
“The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has since commended the efforts of the troops while calling for intensified efforts toward ensuring all areas within Kaduna State and environs are free of terrorists, kidnappers and other criminal elements,” he said.
(NAN)
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