Operation Forest Sanity on Tuesday killed some bandits and rescued 10 hostages during clearance operations in the Chikun and Igabi local government areas of Kaduna State.
The state’s Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, who disclosed this in a statement in Kaduna, said the hostages were found at a location known as ‘Daban Lawal Kwalba’ in the Igabi LGA after the troops overpowered heavily armed bandits guarding them.
Items recovered by the troops were three locally- made rifles, one AK-47 magazine, one AK-47 top cover, four Bafoeng radio chargers, 11 mobile phones, three music boxes, two sets of military uniforms, one frag jacket, spanners, knives and chains.
