Police stop ‘bandits’ from abducting Indian expatriate in Kaduna

The police command in Kaduna says its officers repelled an attempt to abduct an Indian expatriate in the state.

The Indian was said to be on his way to work on Monday in Dankande village, Igabi LGA when the suspected bandits attacked.

Muhammad Jalige, the command’s spokesperson, in a statement on Tuesday, said a police team escorting the Indian engaged the bandits, killing one of them and leaving others with bullet wounds.

“On the 21st June, 2021, at about 2133hrs, while on escort duty of an expatriate to Plan Farm Phase at Dankande Area of Igabi LGA, Police Officers ran into an ambush laid by suspected armed bandits who, in their desperate attempt to kidnap the expatriate, shot indiscriminately at the officers which, however, was met with stiffer resistance from the operatives,” he said.

“The gun duel lasted for some time but the operatives were able to repel the bandits and secure the Indian expatriate unhurt. Meanwhile, the bandits fled into the forest with bullet wounds.

“A joint team of the Police and Military personnel, while on the search of the area today, 22nd June, 2021, recovered the lifeless body of one of the bandits, four AK-47 magazines fully loaded with one hundred and twenty rounds of live 7.62 X 39mm ammunition and a mobile phone.

“The recovered body has been deposited at the morgue while forensic analysis of the said phone is being carried out with the view of getting more details on the gang, their activities as well as location for a possible dislodgement of their camps.”