Troops of Fansan Yamma say the council chairman of Bungudu, Nura Abdullahi, and four other abducted victims have escaped from their captors’ den in the general area of Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State.

In a statement on Thursday, Aliyu Danja, the spokesman for the operation, said the abducted victims were received by the troops in the early hours of today.

The council chairman was abducted from his residence in Bungudu town in July 2026.

“The victims escaped in the course of an intelligence-led operation by troops against a suspected terrorists’ location in the general area, and were received by troops deployed in the vicinity,” he said. 

Mr Danja said the abducted victims were provided with security cover and evacuated to a military medical facility, where they are responding to treatment and undergoing evaluation and routine debriefing. 

“One of the victims has since been reunited with his family, and arrangements are being made for the safe reunion of the others with their families and the Zamfara State government,” he added.

Mr Danja commended the courage, resilience and determination of the victims in regaining their freedom after a prolonged period in captivity.