The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Muhammad Jalige, has said that 16 kidnap victims have been rescued in Kaduna state, Jalige, made this known in a statement through the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Buruku on Tuesday
According to the command, they received information that some persons were sighted around Masallaci area, along Birnin Gwari road, suspected to be victims of kidnapping.
The statement further explained that, “on the strength of the report, the DPO immediately mobilized personnel on rescue mission to the area.
Upon sighting the advancing troops, the miscreants absconded leaving behind sixteen (16) victims whom the operatives successfully rescued, namely: Patience Markus ‘F’, Mercy Musa ‘F’, Gloria Sunday ‘F’, Yunis Sunday ‘M’, Peace Ayuba ‘F’, Grace Sunday ‘F’, Sarafina Sunday ‘F’ and Mechak Musa ‘M” who are residents of Udawa village of Chikun LGA, while “Musa Mudu ‘M’, Joshua Mudu ‘M’, Jummai Musa ‘F’, Alfa Markus ‘M’ are of Gadagi Baggi Village of the same Local Government Area.”
Other victims, according to the statement are “Abdulaziz Shola ‘M’, Tanimu Muhammed ‘M’, Mutari Idris ‘M’ and Sani Musa ‘M’ from Lagos, Kano, Zamfara and Niger States, respectively”
The statement also noted that the success recorded by the Command was connected with the community participation and vigilance, cum prompt reportage to the security agencies.
In another development, the Command also acted on a report that a Toyota Corolla vehicle was seen parked in a seemingly suspicious manner at old Tipper Garage, Mando, Kaduna.
The statement stated that the Police Operatives of the Command, attached to Kawo Division, immediately swung into action and recovered the vehicle with Reg. No KSF 674 HD to the station for further investigation and possible arrest of the perpetrators.
It explained that preliminary investigation revealed that the said vehicle was snatched at gunpoint in Zaria metropolis and that effort was on to identify the rightful owner.
