March 12, (THEWILL) – Operatives of the Zamfara State Police Command have rescued 14 kidnapped victims, after 68 days in captivity.
The victims, abducted on January 1, 2023, by bandits, at Anguwar Mangoro and Gidan Maidawa villages in Gusau Local Government Area, Zamfara, were rescued on Friday, March 10.
The Command’s spokesperson, SP Muhammad Shehu, confirmed the development in a statement.
Shehu said, “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 one recalcitrant bandit Kingpin, popularity known as Dogo Sule.
“As a result of the operation, 14 hostages, made up of two male adults, seven female 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 the victims 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, re-united with their families/relations.”
Commissioner of Police, Kolo Yusuf, reassured of the command’s continuous commitment to protect lives and property of the citizens.
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