The police in Bauchi State have killed 10 bandits in Yankari Forest and rescued 39 victims from the kidnappers’ enclave, following a successful joint security operation referred to as Operation Sharan Daji.

The Police Public Relations Officer of the Bauchi State Command, Ahmed Wakili, disclosed this in a statement Saturday.

Wakili said a preliminary investigation revealed that about 24 kidnappers invaded the Gaji community on Thursday.

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The assailants reportedly targeted some businessmen returning from the Mararaban Liman Katagum Market and whisked them away to a place known as the Red Mountain in Yankari Forest.

Channels Television reports that the kidnappers demanded N50 million each as ransom before the rescue operation on Friday.