The Nigeria Police authority in Zamfara says it has rescued no fewer than 14 kidnapped persons who had hitherto been in the den of their captors for a period of 68 days.
This was contained in a statement by the Zamfara State Police Command Public Relations Officer, SP Mohammed Shehu, issued to the Press on Saturday 11th March 2023 in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital.
According to the statement, "On 10th March 2023, Police Tactical Operatives in Conjuction with the vigilante while on Mop Up Operation at near Munhaye forest successfully dislodged some bandits camp belonging to one recalcitrant bandit Kingpin AKA Dogo Sule. As a result of the operation, fourteen ( 14) Hostages Comprising of two (2) Male adults, Seven (7) Female and Five (5) Children of below of age of 2 years were rescued."
According to SP Shehu, the victims revealed that earlier on 1st January, 2023, at about 2300 hrs, a large number of suspected bandits armed with sophisticated weapons stormed Anguwar Mangoro and Gidan Maidawa villages in Gusau LGA and abducted them to their camp where they spent 68 days in captivity.
He also added that the victims who were in sympathetic condition have been taken to the Police clinic Gusau for medical treatment and thereafter re-united with their family/Relations.
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