Army hands over 35 hostages to Gov Radda in Katsina

The Nigerian Army on Monday handed over 35 hostages rescued from a Katsina State forest to Governor Dikko Radda.

The Commanding Officer, 17 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Katsina, Brig.-Gen. O.A. Fadairo, handed the victims to the governor at the Government House in Katsina.

He said the victims were kidnapped by bandits in Tashar Nagulle and Nahuta in Batsari local government area of the state.