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36 People Regain Freedom From Bandits Captive In Sokoto

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According to a report by daily trust and obtained by ASIWAJU MEDIA not less than thirty six people who were kidnapped by Bandits has been rescued in a joint operation conducted by security agencies in the eastern part of Sokoto State on Monday.

 People who were Kidnapped from various communities in Sokoto and Zamfara states, the victims were brought to Tidibali forest along Isa-Sabon birni-Goronyo area.

A resident of Isa, Surajo Isa, said he counted 36 rescued victims and two bodies who were brought to Isa town.

“I believe the operatives killed many bandits during the operation,” he said

The Special Adviser to Governor Ahmed Aliyu, Colonel Ahmed Usman, confirmed the operation to DAILY TRUST reporter but said he was not yet briefed about the rescue.

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Habeeb Olokooba, is an Investigative Reporter with ASIWAJUMEDIA. He is a 400-level law student of Usmanu Danfodiyo University, is an award winning journalist, passionate about Accountability and climate change. A 2023 fellow of UDEME, a social accountability project of the CJID. His work has featured on Premium times, Dataphyte, International Policy Digest, The News Digest Press, Campus Reporter and so on. Committed to telling stories through imagery, he won the the 2024 Youth Digest's Photojournalist of the year, Habeeb develops an interest in amplifying voices that matters, through Photo and accountability journalism.

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