The Plateau State Police Command on Thursday said it has rescued six residents from kidnappers' den and also dislodged a gang of notorious criminals in the state. The Command disclosed this through its Public Relations Officer, DSP Alfred Alabo, in Jos, the State Capital.
He informed that, however, a hunter, Nuhu Titus, who aided the security in the rescue mission, lost his life in the operation. He said, 'The Plateau State Police Command in its relentless efforts to get rid of criminal elements in the State has trailed a gang of notorious kidnappers to their den, dislodged them, rescued six kidnapped victims and gunned down one kidnapper.
'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 namely, Rashida Hamisu, Mummi Usman, Ibrahim Isa, Ya'u Yahaya, Bala Aminu and Alh. 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.
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