Bandits have releasedanother group of fifteen people they kidnapped from Katsina State communitiesas part of the peace agreement with the state government. The victims have beenin the kidnappers hideout located in Dansadau forest in Zamfara, for over onemonth. It would be recalledthat thirty abducted victims were earlier released as part of the peace treaty. The Katsina StateGovernment initiated the peace dialogue with the bandits to end continuedattacks on communities in eight local government areas of the state. The Governor’sDirector General on Media, Abdu Labaran in a statement said the victims werehanded over to Governor Aminu Masari by the Transition Committee Chairman ofJibia Local Government Area, Haruna Musa in Katsina.The statement added thatthe government would meet with officials of Zamfara State and theircounterparts in neighbouring state of Maradi in Niger Republic to discuss onhow to sustain the peace process.