Kebbi police rescue five kidnap victims, arrest three suspects

The Kebbi State Police Command has disclosed that it’s operatives rescued five kidnapped victims and arrested three suspects following a security operation in Dakingari, Suru Local Government Area of the state.

Our correspondent gathered that the operation followed intelligence reports that armed men had invaded Dolen Kwandage Village and abducted three residents identified as Samaila Abubakar, 35; Dayyaba Muhammadu, 32; and Balki Hakimi, 31.

The police said the operatives, working alongside local vigilantes, immediately mobilised to the area and pursued the kidnappers, forcing them to abandon their captives.

The three recently abducted residents and two other women, Moe Muddaha, 50, and Hadiza Bello, 30, from Yarma Village in the same local government area, were rescued.

In a statement issued on Sunday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bashir Usman, said all five victims were rescued unhurt.

He said they were taken to the General Hospital, Dakingari, for medical examination before being reunited with their families.

The statement added that three suspects, identified as Umaru Janyo, 49; Bube Kwaire, 28, both from Bendu Village; and Muhammadu Gyade, 22, from Tindifai Village, were arrested during the operation.

According to the police, other members of the gang escaped with suspected gunshot injuries.

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Items recovered from the suspects included an unregistered Haojue motorcycle, N308,000 cash, a chain and a jerrican.

The command said it had intensified security patrols and surveillance in the area, adding that efforts were ongoing to track down the fleeing suspects.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Umar M. Hadejia, commended the operatives and their local vigilante collaborators for their prompt response, courage and effective coordination.

He reiterated the command’s commitment to protecting lives and property, disrupting criminal networks and ensuring that perpetrators of violent crimes were brought to justice.

Hadejia also urged members of the public to provide security agencies with timely and credible information to strengthen efforts to combat crime across the state.