Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Special Forces has confirmed the rescue of seven kidnapped victims, comprising six females and one male near Birnin Gwari in Kaduna State.
A statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet indicated that the female victims were kidnapped from Paikoro in Niger State while the lone male victim said that he was abducted from Rijau in Niger State.
He said the terrorists, on sighting the troops, abandoned their victims and fled into a nearby forest.
Gablwet added that the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar has since asked officers to intensify efforts toward ensuring all areas within Kaduna State and environs are free of terrorists, kidnappers and other criminal elements.
