By Ifeanyi Nwannah The Zamfara State Police Command has dislodged bandits’ camp, rescuing 14 kidnapped victims, after 68 days in cap...
By Ifeanyi Nwannah
The Zamfara State Police Command has dislodged bandits’
camp, rescuing 14 kidnapped victims, after 68 days in captivity.
This was contained in a statement signed and issued to
newsmen in Gusau, the State capital by the State Police Public Relations
Officer(PPRO), S P Mohammed Shehu.
“On March 10, 2023, Police Tactical Operatives in
Conjunction with the vigilante while on Mop Up Operation near Munhaye forest
successfully dislodged bandits camp belonging to one recalcitrant bandits’
Kingpin AKA Dogo Sule”
“As a result of the operation, fourteen hostages comprising
two male adults, seven females and five children below the age of 2 were
rescued.”
According to the statement, in the course of debriefing, the
victims informed the police detectives that, on January 1, 2023 at about 2300hrs,
large number of suspected bandits armed with sophisticated weapons stormed
Anguwar Mangoro and Gidan Maidawa villages in Gusau Local Government Area and
abducted them to their camp where they spent 68 days in captivity.
“The victims who were in sympathetic condition have been
taken to the police clinic in Gusau for medical treatment and thereafter
reunited with their families and relations.”
The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Kolo Yusuf has congratulated
the victims for regaining their freedom, reassuring them of continuous
commitment to protect lives and property of the citizens.
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