The Katsina State Police Command yesterday said it has foiled a suspected kidnap attempt at Gogalo village, in Jibia local government area of the state and rescued three kidnap victims.
A statement yesterday in Katsina by the Command spokesman Aliyu Abubakar-Sadiq, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) said: “On November 11, at about 10:46pm, information was received at the Jibia divisional police station that armed bandits wielding dangerous weapons such as the AK-47 rifle, shooting sporadically, attacked the village and kidnapped three persons.
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“Upon receiving this report, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Jibia, promptly mobilised a search and rescue team to the scene. The team continued to comb the surrounding bushes until November 12, at about 6am, the team succeeded in tracking down the suspected kidnappers, engaging them in a gun duel.
It added: “All the kidnapped victims were successfully rescued unhurt. Efforts are on with a view to arresting the fleeing suspects as the investigation proceeds.”
