Katsina Police foil terrorists attack, rescue 3 kidnap victims

A suspected kidnap attempt at Gogalo village, in the Jibia Local Government Area of the state has been foiled by the operatives of the Katsina Police Command while rescuing three kidnapped victims.

This is contained in a statement on Monday in Katsina by ASP Aliyu Abubakar-Sadiq, the spokesman of the command.

“On November 11, about 10:46 pm, information was received at the Jibia divisional police station that armed bandits wielding dangerous weapons such as AK-47 rifles, shooting sporadically, attacked the village and kidnapped three persons.

“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 then about 6 am, the team succeeded in tracking down the suspected kidnappers, engaging them in a gun battle.

“All the kidnapped victims were successfully rescued unhurt. Efforts are on to arrest the fleeing suspects as the investigation proceeds,” Abubakar-Sadiq said.

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