Police foil terrorists attack in Katsina, rescue 3 kidnap victims

The Katsina Police Command foiled a suspected kidnap attempt at Gogalo village, in the Jibia Local Government Area of the state and rescued 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.

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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. (NAN)