Zamfara police rescue 14 victims after 68 days in kidnappers’ den
The Zamfara State Police Command has dislodged a bandits’ camp and rescued 14 kidnapped victims in the state after 68 days in captivity.
This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Saturday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Muhammad Shehu.
According to him, “On 10th March 2023, Police tactical operatives in conjunction with the vigilante group, while on a Mop Up Operation near Munhaye forest, successfully dislodged some bandits’ camp belonging to a bandit Kingpin, popularly known as Dogo Sule”.
“As a result of the operation, 14 hostages, made up of two male adults, seven females and five children below two years old, were rescued.
“The victims informed the police detectives that, on 1st January 2023, at about 2300hrs, a 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, Gusau, for medical treatment and thereafter reunited with their families/relations,” Shehu explained.
He said the state Commissioner of Police, Mr Kolo Yusuf, has congratulated the victims for regaining their freedom and reassured them of the command’s continuous commitment to protecting the lives and property of the citizens.
