The Plateau State Police Command on Wednesday rescued six victims from the kidnappers' den and neutralized one of the suspected kidnappers who held the victims captive.
The Plateau State Police Command on Wednesday rescued six victims from the kidnappers’ den and neutralized one of the suspected kidnappers who held the victims captive.
“The Divisional Police Officer of Jengre in the Bassa LGA led a combined team of battle-ready Police operatives, STF, and Security Help Groups to the kidnappers’ camp. On sighting the security operatives, the kidnappers engaged them in a gunfight but they were subdued by the superior firepower of the security operatives.
“However, six victims: Rashida Hamisu, Mummi Usman, Ibrahim Isa, Ya’u Yahaya, Bala Aminu, Ishaku Usman all of Gwalfada, Toro LGA, Bauchi were rescued from the operation while one of the kidnappers was gunned down and his cohorts fled with various degrees of bullet wounds but sadly, one Nuhu Titus, a hunter who aided the security in the rescue operation lost his life.”
He added, “Effort is being intensified to arrest the fleeing suspects and rescue other kidnap victims. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Okoro Alawari assures Plateau residents of the commitment of the Police to combat crime and criminality in the State. The CP warns kidnappers to repent from their atrocious activities or leave Plateau State before the Police apprehend them.
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