Audio By Carbonatix
The Nigerian Air Force has rescued 76 kidnap victims, including women and children, after a precision air strike on a bandit stronghold in northwest Katsina State, authorities said on Saturday.
The operation, targeting Pauwa Hill in Kankara Local Government Area, was part of a manhunt for a gang leader named Babaro who has been linked to a mosque attack last week in the town of Malumfashi in northwest Nigeria.
One child died during the rescue, the state’s Internal Security Ministry said, but it was not clear if there were any other casualties among the kidnap victims or the gang members.
The Air Force did not immediately respond to phone calls and messages seeking comment.
The air strike could mark a breakthrough in efforts to dismantle criminal networks in northwest Nigeria, where armed gangs have terrorised rural communities for years.
Latest Stories
-
AGRA Ghana salutes Farmers as nation marks Farmers’ Day
20 seconds -
Bawumia’s favourability rises, widens lead in new Global Info analytics survey
2 minutes -
Minority criticises government for failing farmers amid unsold rice crisis
8 minutes -
Why Tsatsu Tsikata’s legacy is Ghana’s future
13 minutes -
Farmers need support all year, not just awards’ — Prof. Boadi
22 minutes -
Spotify ranks ‘Konnected Minds’ Ghana’s No. 1 Podcast for 2025
24 minutes -
Minority caucus push for modern AI-driven agricultural and fisheries revolution
26 minutes -
Mahama reaffirms Ghana’s commitment to ending HIV/AIDS by 2030
26 minutes -
Martin Kpebu poised to defend claims against Special Prosecutor – Counsel
31 minutes -
Kareweh criticises govts for policies that look good but achieve little in agriculture
33 minutes -
Galamsey is killing our cocoa, our water, our future – Minority warns of food security meltdown
35 minutes -
Keta is drowning, not fishing – Minority demands urgent fix to premix fuel breakdown
49 minutes -
Rising attacks on journalists demand better coordination with Security agencies — MFWA
58 minutes -
A nation that left its farmers behind – Minority blasts gov’t over GH¢5bn grain disaster
1 hour -
Move to scrap OSP is premature, Inusah Fuseini tells Majority caucus
1 hour