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37 kidnap victims regain freedom in Katsina after peace deal with bandits

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No fewer than 37 people k!dnapped by bandits in Bakori Local Government Area (LGA) of Katsina have been freed by their abductors.

Vanguard reports that the lawmaker representing Bakori constituency at the State House of Assembly, Abdulrahman Kandarawa, disclosed this to newsmen in Katsina on Friday,November 28.

According to him, the victims , comprising 17 women, two children and 18 men, regained freedom following a  peace deal with  bandits in the area.

He explained that the kidnap victims were released without  payment of ransom as part of the agreement reached  during the dialogue.

The lawmaker said that with the development, “no  kidnapped victim from Bakori  still with the kidnappers, except if we are not aware of them.”

“I want to assure you that, at the moment, there are no more victims in the forest  from this local government area.

Therefore, I am  appealing to the people in our communities to maintain the relative peace we are  presently enjoying.” he said

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