Police rescue three kidnap victims in Katsina

The Katsina police command says its operatives have rescued three kidnap victims in Gogalo village in Jibia LGA of Katsina state.

Aliyu Abubakar-Sadiq, spokesperson of the command, announced the development in a statement on Monday.

Abubakar-Sadiq said the command received information on Friday that armed bandits wielding weapons attacked the community and abducted some residents.

He added that a search and rescue team was promptly mobilised to go after the abductors.

“On November 11, at about 10:46pm, information was received at the Jibia divisional police station that armed bandits wielding dangerous weapons such as the AK-47 rifle, shooting sporadically, attacked the village and kidnapped three persons,” NAN quoted Abubakar-Sadiq as saying.

“Upon receiving this report, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Jibia, promptly mobilised a search and rescue team to the scene.

“The team continued to comb the surrounding bushes until November 12, at about 6am. The team succeeded in tracking down the suspected kidnappers, engaging them in a gun duel.

“All the kidnapped victims were successfully rescued unhurt. Efforts are on with a view to arresting the fleeing suspects as the investigation proceeds.”