Security operatives in the northwest region of Nigeria continue to secure the safe release of persons abducted by bandits.

On Tuesday, the police command in Katsina revealed its officer freed thirty children, the majority of whom were girls from their captors.

The girls were seized on Monday while in the bush to collect firewood at Kasai village in the Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State according to police public relations officer Abubakar Sadiq.

He noted that their release followed a concerted effort by the command, in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, which he believed yielded a positive result.

Upon receipt of the report, the Command swung into action and launched an investigation to rescue the kidnapped victims as well as arrest the perpetrators he concluded.

The news about the thirty freed children comes days after the release of the one hundred and thirty-seven Kuriga children kidnapped in Kaduna state last month.