Troops of the 33 Artillery Brigade Headquarters of the Nigerian Army in Bauchi, have killed two suspected kidnappers and rescued a 16-year-old boy in Rafin Gigi village, Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State.
The teenager, who was kidnapped last Friday, was rescued after a heavy gun duel between the troops and his abductors.
Platoon Commander of the troops, Captain Harrison Chiagozie, while presenting the rescued boy at the Brigade headquarters on Wednesday in Bauchi, said the cash sum of N770,000 was recovered from the kidnappers.
Chiagozie disclosed that the suspected kidnappers had demanded a ransom of N1.6 million from the family, but the family was able to raise N770,000.
“We got a report of the kidnap of the boy, Muhammad Musa, on Saturday and immediately, we swung into action. When we got to the bush, it was around 10 p.m. and as soon as the family exchanged the N770,000 they had with them and took their son, our men who were hiding came out.
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