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By John Shiklam The Kaduna State government has said that 13 kidnapped people have been rescued by troops following a fierce gun battle with bandits in Gwagwada community, Chikun Local Government Area of the state. The commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan disclosed this in a statement issued yesterday in Kaduna. The commissioner said the victims went to a farm when the bandits attacked them. He said the troops, on receiving credible intelligence about the abduction, trailed the bandits to a forest near Bana village and engaged them in a gun duel and rescue the 13 victims. “The 13 citizens, originally from Dutse, went to work at a farm called Tanadi farm, which is located around Bakin Kasuwa in Gwagwada general area of Chikun LGA. ....
Punch Newspapers Sections Published 5 May 2021 Some bandits have invaded Mahu village in Gwagwada ward of Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, killing two and kidnapping scores of the people of the area. The bandits also attacked and razed the Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church in the area The state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr. Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the attack, saying that thirteen of those kidnapped in the area were rescued by the troops of Operation Thunder Strike. He gave the identity of those killed as Ezekiel Iliya and Nasara Yohanna, whom he claimed were volunteers, adding that “after the operations, the troops discovered that the bandits had shot two volunteers before their arrival.” ....
Views: Visits 8 By Ibrahim HassanWuyo Troops have rescued 13 kidnapped persons from bandits in Gwagwada, Chikun local government area of Kaduna state. Samuel Aruwan , Commissioner, Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna State, said the 13 citizens, originally from Dutse, went to work at a farm called Tanadi Farm, which is located around Bakin Kasuwa in Gwagwada general area of Chikun LGA. “They were attacked by the armed bandits in the process. Troops on receiving credible intelligence of the abduction trailed the bandits to a forest near Bana village and there engaged them in a gun duel,” he said. READ ALSO: 27 year old nurse dies after AstraZeneca vaccination “The 13 citizens were thus rescued. They are listed as follows: ....