Eleven hostages have escaped from bandits’ camps at the outskirts of Sabon Birni in Igabi local government area of Kaduna State, the state Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, has said.
Aruwan who disclosed this on Thursday said the development followed the sustained military operations to flush out bandits across the state.
He said ongoing security operations dislodged many of the bandits’ camps, leaving them in disarray which enabled the hostages to escape.
The commissioner said the 11 hostages were a mix of those kidnapped from Dumbin Rauga, Zaria Local Government Area of the state and others also along the Kaduna-Zaria Highway.
He gave the names of escapees alongside their children with ages between seven and 10 years to include Fatima Sani, Aisha Falalu, Amina Aliyu, Hadizatu Sani, and Bashar Falalu.
Aruwan also gave the names of travellers that were abducted along the Kaduna-Zaria Road while travelling from Maiduguri to Ilorin as, Fatima Umar, Zara Umar (and her infant), Hadiza Madu Sheriff, Hauwa Ali, Zara Madu Sharif and Maryam Madu.
“It was reported that the families of those kidnapped at Dumbin Rauga had collectively paid a ransom of N3 million, but the bandits reneged on the agreement to release the captives, insisting that two motorcycles must be included in the ransom deal,” he said.
