Three kidnapped victims have been rescued at Kidandan village in Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The victims were rescued by personnel of the Kaduna State Police Command, according to the spokesperson, ASP Mansur Hassan, on Wednesday.
ASP Hassan disclosed that the victims, who have reunited with their families, were rescued on Nov. 13.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) also added that the criminals were forced to abandon the victims due to intensified patrols around the general area.
Hassan said the bandits kidnapped the victims on Oct. 3 on their way to Kano along the Kaduna – Abuja Expressway.
“On Tuesday at about 1800hrs, a team patrolling the vulnerable area sighted a man in excruciating pain with a swollen face.
“When questioned, the man said that he was attacked with a hammer by a passenger who robbed his motorcycle,” he said.
The spokesman said the swift action by the operatives led to the arrest of the suspect at the Bagadaza Dogarawa area in Sabo Garin Zaria LGA.
He said the police recovered a motorbike and a hammer from the suspect, adding that an investigation into the case was ongoing.
While reiterating the command’s commitment to ride crimes and criminalities in the state, Hassan sought the support of residents.
In another news, tragedy struck at the Waterside area of Ogbo Hill in Aba, Abia State on Tuesday morning after a trailer carrying a container of goods fell on some tricycles and a Sports Utility Vehicle.
An unidentified passenger inside a Keke NAPEP was confirmed dead while a crowd of sympathizers battled to extricate a trapped couple in the SUV, from under the heavy container.
The cause of the morning accident was not immediately ascertained but some residents and transporters alleged that the trailer was descending the Waterside bridge on speed when the accident happened.
A bus driver, Magnus Ozor, said the truck driver lost control of his vehicle as he tried to manoeuvre the busy road, making the heavy container land on unfortunate road users.
Ozor, who described the scene as horrifying, said some passengers managed to jump out unhurt while some others were not lucky as they were trapped under the container.
He added that the accident happened about two years after a similar occurrence took place in the same area of Enyimba city, noting that long vehicles were some time ago banned from plying the Ogbo Hill road the day by the previous administration.