Operatives of the Nasarawa Police Command have raided a kidnappers’ hideout and rescued three victims in Karu local government area of the state.
The victims, who include Abdulsalam Shuaibu, Sani Shuaibu, and Blessing Okorie, were rescued by the operatives attached to the Gitata Division.
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The trio were said to have been abducted when their vehicle, a Volkswagen Sharon, was intercepted while travelling along the Kaduna-Keffi highway.
A statement by the command’s public relations officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, said the three occupants of the vehicle were whisked away to an unknown destination.
He said, “Upon receipt of the information, the Divisional Police Officer in the area, SP Zaks Wambai, swiftly mobilised his men to the scene and combed the vicinity.
“Consequently, the kidnapper’s hideout was burst, and they were dislodged, paving the way for the rescue of the victims unhurt.”.
He said the Commissioner of Police, Shetima Jauro Mohammed, lauded the officers for a job well done and urged them to sustain the onslaught against criminals.
Similarly, 34 cows were rescued through a joint operation by the police, military, and vigilante in Akwanga local government area of the state.
DSP Nansel said the feat followed a distress call on December 27 that suspected cattle rustlers had attacked a farm at Akwanga, inflicted injuries on the security guard using a machete, and rustled cows.
He said a gun duel ensued when security operatives were made to intercept the suspects at Akun Forest, Nasarawa Eggon.
“Acting based on the strength of the information, police operatives, in collaboration with the military and vigilantes, swiftly mobilised to the scene and rescued the injured security guard to the hospital for medical treatment and launched a manhunt for the criminals.
“The relentless search paid off on the same date at about 1316 hrs, where the criminals were intercepted at Akun Forest, Nasarawa Eggon, where a gun duel ensued.
“Consequently, two suspects were fatally injured and arrested, and the rustled cows subsequently recovered,” he explained.