Eleven hostages abducted by bandits, have escaped from their abductors at the outskirts of Sabon Birni town in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs of Kaduna State Mr. Samuel Aruwan, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday said the ongoing security operations by the men of the force, has dislodged many of the bandits’ camps, leaving them in disarray and enabling the escape the hostages to escape7l
“Careful checks revealed that the 11 hostages are a mix of those kidnapped from Dumbin Rauga, Zaria LGA and also along the Kaduna-Zaria highway,” he stated.
The Commissioner identified the escaped hostages as Fatima Sani, Aisha Falalu, Amina Aliyu, Hadizatu Sani, and Bashar Falalu, all children between ages 7 and 10, from Dumbin Rauga.
Others are; Fatima Umar, Zara Umar (and her infant) Hadiza Madu Sharif, Hauwa Ali, Zara Madu Sharif and Maryam Madu. They were abducted along Kaduna-Zaria Road while traveling from Maiduguri to Ilorin.
“It was reported that the families of those kidnapped at Dumbin Rauga had collectively paid a ransom of Three Million Naira, but the bandits reneged on the agreement to release the captives, insisting that two motorcycles must be included in the ransom deal. The escapees were recovered by the troops and have since been reunited with their families,” the Commissioner said.
In another development, troops of Operation Safe Haven reported the rescue of two kidnapped victims, Barira Sulaiman Inusa and Isah Musa, around Kirti village of Jema’a LGA. They have also been reunited with their families.
