The Police Command in Kaduna State has successfully rescued three kidnapped victims and apprehended a notorious kidnapper. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, confirmed the events in a statement on Friday in Kaduna.
On May 21, at approximately 14:50 hours, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of Kidandan Division received a distress call about unknown bandits blocking the Kidandan-Dogon Dawa Road and kidnapping several individuals. The DPO quickly mobilized a team from the Police Mobile Force (PMF), attached to Operation Whirl Punch in Galadimawa, and responded to the scene in an Armored Personnel Vehicle (APV).
Upon arrival, the police engaged the bandits in a fierce gun battle. Despite the bandits managing to deflate two tires of the APV, the police team successfully rescued three individuals: Ashiru Abubakar (35) from Batagarawa LGA, Katsina State; Ahmed Ibrahim from Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State; and Shehu Kabiru (30) from Kidandan.
Later that day, at around 19:00 hours, Operation Yaki operatives, acting on technical intelligence from the Technical Intelligence Unit FHQ Abuja, arrested Muhammadu Bello, a 30-year-old resident of Yan Bokolo area, Malalin Gabas, Igabi LGA, Kaduna State. Preliminary investigations revealed that Bello is an accomplice to Dogo Haliru, a notorious kidnapper terrorizing Zamfara, Katsina State, and the Kaduna-Abuja expressway.
The Commissioner of Police, Ali Dabigi, commended the officers for their bravery and effective use of intelligence, and ordered intensified patrols to ensure safety and security in the state.
