Tuesday, December 10, 2024 -Operatives of the Kebbi State Police have rescued 36 people kidnapped by bandits in Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of the state.
The spokesperson of the command, SP Nafiu Abubakar, who disclosed this
in a statement on Monday, December 9, 2024, said the State Commissioner of
Police, CP Bello Sani, commended the operatives for displaying bravery and
professionalism.
"In it's sustained onslaught against banditry and other heinous
crimes in the State, on the 8th December, 2024 at about 1800hrs, gunmen in
their large numbers barricaded Mairairai/Bena road in Danko/Wasagu LGA and
kidnapped Thirty Six (36) people who were coming back from their respective
farms.
"On receipt of the report, a combined team of the Police, Army and
vigilante swiftly mobilized to the scene and engaged the bandits in a gun duel,
overpowered them, forcing the bandits to escaped into the forest with gunshot
wounds and successfully rescued all the Thirty Six (36) victims unhurt. They
have since been reunited with their families.
"In view of the above tremendous achievement recorded by the
operatives, the Commissioner of Police, Kebbi State Command, CP Bello M. Sani
commended their bravery, resilience and professionalism and urged them to be
more committed in not making Kebbi State a safe heaven for criminals.
“The CP equally charged the Police and other security agencies operating in the area to intensify synergy among them with a view to decisively deal with the bandits and other unscrupulous elements.”
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