Police Rescue Infant,15 Others In Zamfara Forest

The Zamfara state police command has rescued 15 kidnapped victims including a six-month-old baby girl at Magazu forest in the state.

The police public relations officer SP Mohammed Shehu, while speaking at the police command headquarters in Gusau, said all the victims were successfully rescued unconditionally.

According to him, the victims were abducted along Gusau to Tsafe on Monday when armed bandits blocked the road and abducted commuters who were in transit.

He said the rescue operation was conducted following an intelligence report gathered on the abduction of the victims.
“In the course of interrogations, the victims informed the Police that they were abducted in by a large number of armed bandits who blocked Gusau to Tsafe to Magazu road and took them into the bush at Magazu forest in the state “.

The victim while at the Police Command Headquarters, Gusau was medically checked and later reunited with their family and Relations.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Kolo Yusuf (psc) congratulated the rescued victims for regaining their freedom, and assured that the police will remain committed to protecting the lives and property of the citizens”.

Those abducted and rescued included a six-month-old baby, 6 females, 7 males and 2 children in the state.

Tribune/Olusola Akintonde