Saturday, August 30, 2025 - The Sokoto State Police Command have rescued a senior officer, SP Musa Amadu, who was abducted by suspected kidnappers in Sokoto.
It
was gathered that the officer was reported missing on August 27, 2025 after his
family informed the command that he neither returned home nor could be reached
on phone.
Sources
told security analyst Zagazola Makama that the case was later established as
kidnapping on August 28 when the victim’s brother received a call from the
abductors demanding ransom.
According
to the sources, the command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit took over the investigation
and tracked the victim’s location using technical intelligence.
“The
officer was traced and rescued at about 5:40 p.m. on August 28 in an isolated
area near the back gate of Usman Danfodio University along Illela road,” said
the sources.
The
sources said the officer, who was weak and disoriented at the time of rescue,
was rushed to the hospital for treatment and observation.
He also
confirmed that two suspects had been arrested in connection with the case.
Meanwhile, bandits have abducted a youth leader of the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) in Tambuwal Local Government Area of Sokoto State.
The
victim, Abdullahi Tambuwal was abducted on August 27.
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