Troops of the Nigerian Army have repelled a terrorists’ attack on Damba Dikko village, a community in Illela local government area of Sokoto State, killed two terrorists and rescued kidnap victims.
The director, Army public relations, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, said the community was attacked by marauding insurgents seeking to forcefully extort levies from the villagers on March 6, 2024.
He said the troops however, swiftly responded to a distress call and engaged the insurgents in a gun duel, killing two and rescued two villagers held hostage by the insurgents.
The director said the rescued villagers who suffered minor injuries have been given medical attention by Nigerian Army paramedics.
He said troops on the same day, in an audacious rescue operation, extricated four kidnap victims abducted by a notorious gang of kidnappers in Edo State.
He said the kidnappers had forcefully taken their captives, including a lady and three men into Ososo forest in Akoko Edo local government area of the state, but were tracked and intercepted by the troops who engaged the criminals in firefight and rescued the abductees.
General Nwachukwu said the troops arrested one of the kidnappers, who is currently undergoing preliminary investigation and will be subsequently handed over to the appropriate prosecuting agency.
He said, “One of the rescued victims who suffered from shock and fatigue has been evacuated to a medical facility, where he is receiving treatment, while others have been handed over to their families.”
He thanked members of the public for their cooperation with troops and other security agencies in the fight against security challenges in the country and urged them to continue to be vigilant and promptly report any suspected attempt to breach the security to relevant agencies.
