Troops of Operation Hadarin Daji,  in collaboration with the Nigerian Air Force on Saturday rescued a teacher and three of the students abducted at the Federal Government College, Birnin Yawuri, Kebbi State.

The troops also killed one bandit and recovered nine motorcycles and four handsets from other fleeing bandits.

This was contained in an update by the Director of Army Public Relations, Onyema Nwachukwu, on Sunday.

He said, “One teacher and three students were rescued yesterday (Saturday) at Makuku, in the ongoing search-and-rescue operation. The troops also killed one bandit and recovered nine motorcycles and four handsets from the fleeing bandits.

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“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, June 18, 2021, rescued by the gallant troops in a coordinated fire fight with the kidnappers.”