At least five women have been rescued from the den of their kidnappers by operatives of the Katsina State Police Command, while one suspected terrorist was shot dead.
The incident, according to a statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), CSP Gambo Isah, on Monday, occurred in Dutsinma Local Government Area of the state.
According to the PPRO, “On May 14, 2023, at about 22:00 hours, a distress call was received that terrorists on motorcycles, shooting sporadically with AK 47 rifles, attacked Bajinawa Village, Dutsin-Ma Local Government Area and kidnapped five women.
“Area Commander, Dutsinma, led a team of policemen to Tashar Icce, a suspected black spot and engaged the hoodlums in a fierce gun duel and successfully repelled them.”
Furthermore, Isah stated that the corpse of a member of the terrorist gang, believed to have been neutralised during the encounter, was recovered when the police was combing the scene.
According to him, the team also recovered one AK 47 rifle reportedly belonging to the terrorist and rescued all the kidnapped victims.
The PPRO further revealed that many terrorists were believed to have escaped the scene with gunshot wounds.
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He said that search parties were still combing the area with a view to arresting the fleeing terrorists or getting their corpses.
“The command enjoins members of the affected communities to report any suspected person found with gunshot wound to the nearest police station for prompt action,” he added.
Meanwhile, a truck conveying a 40ft container on Monday fell on a Toyota car along the Cement Bus Stop inward the Dopemu area of Lagos State.
It was gathered that the incident happened around 4pm.
There was, however, no casualty as no one was in the car when the accident happened.
The spokesperson for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Taofiq Adebayo, while confirming the incident said, it occurred as a result of brake failure.
“The truck was moving inward Dopemu when its brake failed. The driver lost control in the process and later fell on a red Toyota Camry parked by the roadside. There was no one in the car when it happened,” he said.
Adebayo disclosed that the General Manager of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Bolaji Oreagba, recently held a meeting with the association of truck drivers where he told them to put their vehicles in good shape before embarking on any journey.