Nigeria, Aug. 23 -- A child was killed on Friday as the Nigerian military rescued 76 persons, most of them children, after an air strike destroyed a bandit hideout in Katsina State, officials have confirmed.

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) conducted the operation on Friday evening, targeting the enclave of a wanted gang leader known as Babaro at Pauwa Hill, in the Kankara area.

The strike was launched in response to a recent deadly attack and mass abduction by the gang in Gidan Mantau.

In a statement, the Commissioner for Internal Security, Nasir Mu'azu, confirmed that all those abducted from Gidan Mantau were among the 76 people rescued.

However, he added that a child tragically lost his life during the ordeal. Official photographs acco...