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Breaking: JTF Rescue Victims, Recover Motorcycles, Cattle in Kano
The Nigerian Army says its troops of the Joint Task Force, JTF, Faruruwa, have rescued a kidnap victim after successful security operation along the Kano-Katsina border in the early hours of Sunday.
The Nigerian Army Public Relations Officer, 3 Brigade Kano, Maj. Zubair Babatunde disclosed this on Sunday in Kano.
Babatunde stated that the operation occurred following credible tip-off received at about 1:00 a.m. on the movement of armed bandits from Daurawa and Kira areas of Katsina State towards the Kano axis.
The spokesman maintained that the troops operating from the Forward Operating Base, FOB, Yankwada, swiftly mobilised a fighting patrol to the fringe of the Kano/Katsina border, to intercept the suspected bandits.
“On arrival at Ungwan Dogo/Ungwan Tudu, the troops made contact with the armed bandits and engaged them in a fierce gun battle.
“The bandits were overpowered and forced to withdraw in disarray towards Matazu Local Government Area of Katsina State,” he said.
According to him, during the encounter, one kidnap victim, identified as Rabiu Halilu, aged 38, was rescued by the troops.
The Army mouthpiece disclosed that Halilu sustained a gunshot wound on his leg during captivity, and was promptly evacuated to the JTF Faruruwa Medical Centre, where he is currently receiving treatment.
According to him, items recovered during the operation included three motorcycles abandoned by the fleeing bandits, as well as an undisclosed number of cattle believed to have been rustled.
He added that troops remain on high alert and have intensified patrols to prevent further criminal activities in the area, and to ensure sustained security along border communities.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced Morocco as winners of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
The CAF Appeal Board ruled in favour of Morocco, declaring that Senegal forfeited the AFCON final by walking off the field during the game.
Morocco were awarded a 3–0 walkover victory.
This decision upholds Morocco’s appeal following the chaotic events in the match.
DAILY POST recalls that the Senegal team briefly walked off the pitch in protest after a controversial penalty was awarded to Morocco late in regulation time.
They were called back to the field by their captain, Sadio Mané, and later won the game 1–0.
CAF determined that this action constituted a violation of Article 84, or the equivalent regulations concerning refusal to play or abandoning the field.
Under AFCON rules, a team that refuses to continue playing or leaves the field without authorization faces elimination and forfeiture of the match.
A total of three operatives of different security agencies in Anambra State collapsed during the inauguration of Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, on Tuesday.
The incident happened during the parade at the Dr Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka.
The three operatives are one male police operative, another male operative of the Directorate of State Services (DSS) and a female operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC.
The police operative collapsed first, followed by the NSCDC operative, who slumped towards the end of the event and was later escorted to an ambulance, after she refused to be moved in a stretcher.
A source said the police operative was later resuscitated, but was still not stable, and was taken in an ambulance to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku Awka.
The collapse of the service officers was attributed to fatigue and the long period of parade under harsh sunny weather.
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