Troops  Foil Kidnap Of  Islamiyya Students And Recover Rustled Cattle From Armed Bandits In Katsina State

On 19 Dec 20 at about 1030 pm, troops deployed at Dandume village received credible intelligence that suspected bandits moving with suspected rustled cattle intercepted and abducted some Islamiyya school children mostly girls returning to Mahuta village from  Maulud programme at  Unguwar al-Kasim village in Dandume LGA, Katsina State.  Troops in conjunction with the Police and vigilantes from Mahuta village immediately mobilized to the scene.

Troops encountered the bandits at Unguwar Audu village and engaged them in a fierce battle who escaped with gunshot wounds and abandoned the kidnapped children and rustled cattle. Troops rescued 39 girls and recovered 8 rustled cattle with no casualty on troops and the kidnapped victims. All kidnapped are back to their homes in good health.