Nigerian Air Force Fighter Jet Rescue Kidnap Victims In Kaduna

Troops of the Nigerian Air Force have rescued scores of victims kidnapped by victims in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

In a statement on Sunday, the Kaduna State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said the bandits invaded Najaja and Kerawa villages in the Igabi Local Government Area and abducted several people, mostly women.

Aruwan stated that while the bandits were trying to escape with their victims, a Nigerian Air Force fighter jet on aerial patrol quickly spotted their location and was able to rescue the kidnap victims.

The armed bandits, according to the Commissioner, were moving with the large number of women kidnapped from Ungwan Najaja when the air platforms traced them to the outskirts of the village.

On sighting the jet and conscious of air interdictions following warning shots, the bandits scampered into the forest and abandoned the women.

The bandits had earlier injured one Hamza Ibrahim while moving out of the village with the kidnapped women, many of whom were housewives.

In another sad case, Bandits have killed the personal driver of the Emir of Birnin Gwari, one Nasiru Muhammad, Channels TV reports. 

Security agencies reported that the armed bandits attacked the Buruku-Birnin Gwari Road and Nasiru Muhammad was shot dead around Ungwan Yako forest along the route.

Reacting to the incident, Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai expressed sadness at the killing of the Emir’s driver and sent condolences to the royal father and the family of the deceased, while praying for the repose of his soul.

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