Army troops  launch manhunt as bandits abduct two farmers in Sokoto

 

By: Zagazola Makama 

 

Troops of Operation Fansan Yanma have launched a search-and-rescue operation following the abduction of two farmers by suspected armed bandits in Isa LGA in Sokoto state. 

 

Zagazola Makama understands that the  victims, Halilu Nuhu of Gidan Bawa village and Mamuda Aliyu of Bagarera village, were reportedly kidnapped around noon on July 31 while working on their farms.

 

It was gathered that six  bandits riding on three motorcycles carried out the abduction and fled into nearby forests.

 

The troops swift into action to block escape routes and comb suspected hideouts, including forests stretching toward the border with Niger Republic.

 

Efforts are ongoing to rescue the victims and apprehend the perpetrators.

 

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