A 65-year-old kidnapped victim has been rescued by the Katsina State Police Command in Katsina State.
Nigeriacrime.com gathered that ninety-five 95 rustled cows and two motorcycles were recovered after the police operatives engaged bandits in a fierce gunfight along Ruwan Lafiya village, along Sheme Road, Kankara LGA, Katsina State.
Confirming the development, ASP Abubakar Sadiq, the Command’s Spokesman said the Command recorded the success when its operatives at Kankara Divisional Police Headquarters responded to a distress call, Friday morning, around 2:30 hours.
Sadiq’s statement, notes that the distress call had reported the movement of suspected bandits from Hayin Gada, Malumfashi LGA, who kidnapped the 65-year-old man named Hashim Yusuf.
Swiftly acting on the intelligence report, Police operatives pursued the hoodlums, and caught up with them at Ruwan Lafiya village, via Kankara Sheme road; where a fierce gun battle ensued with the heavily armed group of bandits while attempting to escape the area with their hostage. “Through their unwavering efforts and show of remarkable courage, they managed to overpower the bandits and successfully rescued the victim unharmed,” ASP Sadiq said.
The Katsina Police PRO disclosed that it was while conducting a thorough search of the scene that its operatives recovered the following items stolen items by the bandits: 94 cows, 17 sheep, and two motorcycles
Commending the officers for their exceptional dedication and bravery, the Katsina Police Commissioner, CP Aliyu Musa, urged the citizens of the state to remain vigilant and promptly report any individual found with gunshot wounds to the nearest police divisional headquarters for further necessary action.
In a related development the Organizing Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kaduna State, Hon. Kawu Ibrahim Yakasai, was abducted by gunmen on Friday night.
Nigeriacrime.com learned that Yakasai, a former Chairman of Soba Local Government Area in the state was forcibly taken from his house in Yakasai village in the night.
Chief Press Secretary to the Kaduna State Governor, Mohammed Lawal Shehu, said the Governor has directed security agencies to go after the abductors and ensure that Yakasai regains freedom.
In a statement through his Chief Press Secretary, Mohammed Shehu, the Governor restated his administration’s commitment to the safety of lives and property of all residents in the state.
The statement added that as part of the steps taken to achieve security in Kaduna, the government was to employ 7,000 vigilantes to complement the efforts of conventional security agencies.