Katsina State Police Command has intercepted kidnap attempts by suspected bandits in Faskari and Danmusa Local Government Areas of the state.
The command’s Spokesman, ASP Abubakar Sadiq-Aliyu, stated this in a statement in Katsina on Monday.
He said operatives of the command rescued eight kidnapped victims during the operations.
“On October 7, 2024, at about 11:00 pm, information was received at the Danmusa Divisional Police Headquarters that armed bandits numbering about four, abducted two women at the outskirts of Matarau village via Danmusa LGA.
“Similarly, on the same date, distress calls were received at the Faskari Divisional Police Headquarters that armed bandits, armed with dangerous weapons, blocked Marabar Bangori – Unguwar Boka along Funtua-Gusau road and kidnapped four persons.
“Also, some suspected armed bandits blocked Unguwar Kafa junction along Yankara – Faskari road, kidnapping another two women along with their children.
“Upon receipt of the reports, instantaneously operatives were dispatched to the scenes, where they engaged the assailants in a gun duel and successfully rescued all the kidnapped victims unhurt as the assailants fled the scenes with various degrees of bullet injuries,” Sadiq-Aliyu said.
According to him, the Commissioner of police in the state, Mr Aliyu Abubakar-Musa commended the officers for their exceptional display of bravery.
He reiterated the command’s commitment in the ongoing fight against all forms of crime and criminality in the state.