The Nigerian Army on Sunday said that its troops and that of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has rescued additional three students and one teacher of the Federal Government College (FGC), Birnin-Yauri, Kebbi State.
In addition, the Army said the “troops also killed one bandit and recovered nine motorcycles and four handsets from the fleeing bandits.”
On Friday, the Army confirmed that two teachers and five students were rescued by the military after a firefight with the kidnappers.
The BBC Hausa Service reported that the Army killed over 80 of the abductors of the students during an ambush around Sakaba Local Government Area of Kebbi State on Thursday night.
But on Sunday, Army Spokesperson, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, said in a statement 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 Yawuri.
“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.
“Additional troops have also been deployed to dominate the forest and deny the bandits freedom of action.
“Recall 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.”