{"id":176769,"date":"2022-04-13T06:12:58","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T05:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=176769"},"modified":"2022-04-13T11:12:50","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T10:12:50","slug":"repentant-bandit-attacks-former-colleagues-rescues-38-abducted-victims-in-zamfara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/04\/13\/repentant-bandit-attacks-former-colleagues-rescues-38-abducted-victims-in-zamfara\/","title":{"rendered":"Repentant bandit attacks former colleagues, rescues 38 abducted victims in Zamfara"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A repentant bandit popularly known as Smally, led some courageous locals to the enclaves his former colleagues, left scores dead and freed about 38 kidnapped victims in Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State.<\/p>\n<p>A resident of the community, Umaru Usman confirmed the report said; \u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/02\/23\/photos-repentant-bandits-surrender-their-arms-in-zamfara\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">repentant bandit<\/a> first killed some of the bandits and freed 16 kidnapped victims and took them to a nearby bush around Sakajiki village from where they were evacuated by security operatives. \u201cAfter some time, another 22 were also freed and brought out to the same spot and also evacuated by security operatives and moved to Gusau.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Usman explained that the operation which took place around Dajin Yamma <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/04\/05\/what-gumi-told-bandits-we-met-in-thick-forests-of-eight-northern-states-nef-member-yusuf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">forest<\/a> in the Kaura Namoda Local Government Area brought jubilation among residents of the area.<\/p>\n<p>However, the state Police Commissioner, Ayuba Elkanan, in a press briefing on Monday, April 11, 2022 in Gusau, said 39 kidnapped victims were rescued after a gun duel with bandits. 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