Bandits launch attack on Jibia LGA, kidnap three
The police command in Katsina says it rescued three kidnap victims after bandits attacked Gogalo village in Jibia LGA.
“On November 11, at about 10:46 p.m., information was received at the Jibia divisional police station that armed bandits wielding dangerous weapons such as the AK-47 rifle, shooting sporadically, attacked the village and kidnapped three persons,” said a police statement by ASP Aliyu Abubakar-Sadiq, the spokesman for the command.
It added, “Upon receiving this report, the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) Jibia promptly mobilised a search and rescue team to the scene. The team continued to comb the surrounding bushes until November 12, at about 6:00 a.m., the team succeeded in tracking down the suspected kidnappers, engaging them in a gun duel.
“All the kidnapped victims were successfully rescued unhurt. Efforts are on with a view to arresting the fleeing suspects as the investigation proceeds.”
(NAN)
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