The Katsina police command says its operatives rescued 14 kidnap victims at Dan’arau village along Magama Jibia road in Jibia LGA of the state.
The Katsina police command says its operatives rescued 14 kidnap victims at Dan’arau village along Magama Jibia road.
Sadiq noted that the kidnappers attacked two commercial vehicles at about 7pm on Sunday, began shooting sporadically, but were intercepted by the operatives.“On November 24th, 2024, at about 1955 hrs, suspected armed bandits, armed with dangerous weapons, shooting sporadically, attacked two commercial vehicles at Dan’arau village along Magama Jibia road in Jibia LGA, Katsina State, in an attempt to kidnap the occupants,” the statement reads.
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