Eleven kidnapped persons who were held as hostages have escaped from the bandits camp in Kaduna State. This was contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, in Kaduna on Thursday. He said: “Reports from security agencies have informed the Kaduna State government that 11 hostages escaped from bandits’ camps at the outskirts of Sabon Birni town in Igabi Local Government Area of the state. According to the reports, ongoing security operations dislodged many of the bandits’ camps, leaving them in disarray and enabling the escape of the hostages being held there.