By GARBA MUHAMMAD, Kaduna

Troops of Operation Forest Sanity have carried out a raid on a bandits’ hideout in furtherance of clearance operations in the Kuriga-Manini-Udawa general areas, along the Chikun-Birnin Gwari boundary in Kaduna State.

This was disclosed Wednesday, in a statement on security update by Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna State.

Aruwan said while acting on credible intelligence, the troops carried out search-and-rescue operations at the hideout located around Ungwan Malam Ali.

He said the troops made contact with the bandits who withdrew with gunshot wounds, under the superior firepower of the advancing forces.

According to the Commissioner, upon raiding the camp, the troops rescued three kidnapped persons, identified as Luka Ibrahim, Yusuf Jibril and Saminu Abdullahi.

“The troops recovered one AK47 rifle, eighteen rounds of ammunition and 11 pump action cartridges.

“The Kaduna State Government received the operational feedback with satisfaction and commended the troops for another successful round of operations in the area,” he stated.

Aruwan also confirmed that the rescued citizens have been returned to their community, adding that the troops would continue to carry out operations in the general areas.

He called on citizens to immediately report suspicious individuals seeking treatment for gunshot injuries to the Security Operations Room, on the lines 09034000060 and 08170189999.