The Zamfara state commissioner of information, Ibrahim Dosara has said government has secured the release of of not fewer than 2,155 kidnap victims from bandits.
The commissioner, who made this known while speaking on Sunday, said the victims were rescued between September 2021 and January 2022.
Dosara said: “We wish to register our deep appreciation to the military for upping the ante in recent times,”
“The various military operations, the latest being that of Gando Forest, have displaced the terrorists operating along the various axis and significantly degraded their capabilities.
“The end to this horrendous crime could now be said to be in sight with greater optimism, more than any other time.”
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He added: “The president was briefed of the last visit to the Niger Republic by Matawalle where the President immediately directed the Governor to return to Niamey, Niger Republic, to conclude the remarkable mission of peace,”
“This is a heartwarming development for us in the entire north-western states as it has become the bedrock of neutralising the incessant inflow of dangerous weapons into the hands of bandits across the region.”
