Nigerian Army rescues three kidnap victims in Kebbi
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Punch
The Nigerian Army has freed three people kidnapped in Sakaba Local Government Area, Kebbi State, in an operation on 24 October. The victims were handed over to local authorities after being rescued in two villages, according to a military statement cited by Punch.
Troops from Sector 2 of Operation Fansan Yamma rescued three people kidnapped in Sakaba Local Government Area, Kebbi State, on Saturday 24 October 2026. The victims, Aisha Aminu, 46, Sumayya Aminu, 27, and Nana Abbas, 15, were rescued in the villages of Makuku and Dankolo, according to a Nigerian Army statement reported by Punch.
Two of those freed were found in Makuku and the third in Dankolo. The operation ended without incident, said Lieutenant-Colonel Olaniyi Osoba, spokesman for the Army’s 8th Division. The three victims were then handed over to Dirindaji district head Usman Muhammad through the chairman of Sakaba Local Government.
The operation is part of a series of recent interventions by the Nigerian Army, which announced on 24 October that it had freed more than 70 hostages in one week. The following day, the Army also reported that six fighters had been killed and 11 suspects arrested in Borno, in the north-east of the country.
