The Nigerian Army Troops with the Air Support from the Nigerian Air Force has rescued more students and a teacher of the Federal Government College Birni-Yauri in Kebbi State of North West Nigeria.
This information was made available by the Nigerian Army through its Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu in Abuja on Sunday, 20th June, 2021.
The statement said that, troops of the Nigerian Army operating under the auspices of Operation HADARIN DAJI supported by Nigerian Air Force component have rescued more abductees of the FGC Birnin-Yauri. It said that, one teacher and three students were rescued yesterday at Makuku, in the ongoing search and rescue operations. The troops also killed one bandit and recovered nine motorcycles and four handsets from the fleeing bandits.
Furthermore, the statement said that, additional troops have also been deployed to dominate the forest and deny the bandits freedom of action.
The statement recalled that, two teachers and five students were earlier on Friday 18 June 2021 rescued by the gallant troops in a coordinated fire fight with the kidnappers.
