The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, on Tuesday reunited 128 rescued kidnap victims with their families in Abuja.
The victims, females and children were rescued by security forces in two different operations in Kaura Namoda in Zamfara State, according to Ribadu.
He said the victims will be treated for trauma and helped to settle down in their communities.
Ribadu, while commending security forces, assured that the perpetrators will be hunted and brought to justice.
He warned, “Let us take politics out of security challenges.”
Earlier,the National Coordinator, National Counter Terrorism Centre Major General Adamu Laka said one of the rescued children died due to illness while a premature baby delivered during the rescue operation was being incubated in a medical facility.
