Nigeria, July 20 -- The police in Katsina State have rescued an abducted woman and recovered 15 rustled cattle during separate operations in Funtua and Musawa local government areas.

The police spokesperson in the state, Abubakar Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday.

Mr Aliyu said the first operation followed information received at about 2 a.m. on 19 July concerning the movement of suspected bandits between Funtua and Dandume local government areas.

According to him, the armed group was reportedly attempting to move rustled cattle across the boundary between the two council areas.

He said the divisional police officer in charge of the Central Police Station in Funtua led officers to the area, where the suspected band...