Police officers attached to the Kastina State police command have rescued five kidnapped victims.
The policemen were reacting to a distress call that terrorists in their numbers were shooting sporadically with AK 47 rifles and attacking Unguwar Rinji, RUWAYAU village, Kurfi LGA and kidnapped one Alhaji Ali and four others have rescued .
According to the police spokesperson of the Kastina State police command, SP Isah Gambo said “DPO Kurfi, led tactical teams and blocked their exist route. Fortunately, the terrorists followed through the expected route. In the spur of the moment, the terrorists were engaged in a fierce gun duel and successfully repelled them. The team succeeded in rescuing all the kidnap victims. In the course of scanning the scene, it was reasonably believe that many terrorists escaped the scene with gunshots wounds. Efforts is on with a view to arresting the hoodlums”.
In a related development, the command succeeded in arresting two suspected terrorists and recovered eight rustled cows and two sheep. “Nemesis caught up with the duo of Rabiu Umar 25 of Salihawa village, Matazu LGA, and Surajo Lawal, alias ‘ORI, 30 of Rimin Kanwa village, in possession of eight rustled cows and two sheep at Gidan Kanya, Sukuntani village, Kankia, property of one Abubakar Amadu, of Tafashiya village, Kankia. In the course of investigation, suspects confessed to the commission of the offence and stated that on 30/11/2022, they criminally conspired with the following terrorists now at large 1. Bala Usman, of Gabace village Kankia, Samaila Sule of Salihawa, Matazu, Idi Uba,of Kanwa village, Kankia and attacked the house of the victim with dangerous weapons and robbed him of the animals. All the rustled animals were recovered while effort is on top gear with a view of arresting the other members of the syndicate. Investigation is ongoing”
