Thursday, August 29, 2024 -Operatives of the Katsina State Police Command have foiled a kidnap attempt by bandits and rescued a woman in Jibia Local Government Area of the state.
The
spokesperson of the command, ASP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, disclosed this in a
statement on Thursday, August 29, 2024.
“In a sustained onslaught against acts of kidnapping and
banditry in the state, the command, under the able leadership of the
Commissioner of Police, Katsina Command, CP Aliyu Abubakar Musa, psc+, has
succeeded in foiling a bandit attack on Faru village, Jibia LGA, Katsina
state,” the statement read.
Today, 29th August, 2024, at about 0115hrs, a distress call
was received at the Jibia Divisional Police Headquarters on a bandits attack on
Faru village, Jibia LGA, kidnapping one (1) person.
"Instantaneously, the DPO Jibia mobilized a joint team
of operatives in collaboration with members of the Katsina State Community
Watch Corps (KSCWC), members of the Vigilante, and responded to the scene.
"The team valorously engaged the assailants in a gun
duel, successfully rescued the kidnapped victim unhurt, and foiled the attack
as the assailants fled the scene with various degrees of bullet injuries.
“Efforts are being intensified with a view of arresting the
fleeing suspects.”
The CP, while commending the uncommon act of professionalism
and bravery displayed by the operatives, charges officers to sustain the
ongoing onslaught against all forms of crime and criminality in the state,
especially kidnapping and banditry for a better secured Katsina State.
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