Troops of the Nigerian Army operating under the auspices of Operation Hadarin Daji supported by the Nigerian Air Force have rescued more abductees of the Federal Government College Birnin Yawuri in Kebbi State.
A statement signed by the Director Army Public Relations, Brigadier General ONYEMA NWACHUKWU, disclosed that one teacher and three students were rescued at Makuku in the ongoing search and rescue operations.
According to the statement, the troops also killed one bandit, recovered nine motorcycles and four phones in the process.
NWACHUKWU also noted that additional troops have now been deployed to comb the forest.
Two teachers and five students had been rescued on Friday by the gallant troops in a coordinated firefight with the kidnappers.
Bandits had attacked the school in the early hours of Thursday, whisking away a yet to be confirmed number of students and teachers.
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