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  • News - North West - Kaduna
  • Updated: November 21, 2022

76 Passengers Escape Horror As Security Agents Save Them From Bandits

76 Passengers Escape Horror As Security Agents Save Them Fro

The rescued victims

Seventy-six persons have been rescued from what could have a horrible experience after a joint security team of policemen and Soldiers have rescued them along Funtua-Zaria Road at Gulbala area of Giwa Local Government Area of Kaduna state.

The persons, who were traveling were rescued on Friday when the Police Divisional Headquarters, Giwa, received a report that a large number of bandits wielding sophisticated weapons blocked the section of the road to abduct innocent commuters.

In a statement on Monday by the State Police Command Public Relations Officer DSP Mohammed Jalige, the police and military arrived the scene, dismantled the bandits and saved the victims.

According to him, a Ford open truck with Registration No. APP 667 XG was found at the scene, from which the bandits kidnapped the passengers.

DSP Jalige said an immediate rescue operation by the operatives was done into the forest where the bandits were encountered and due to pressure mounted on them by the security operatives, they abandoned their nefarious mission.

“Thorough combing of the forest over several hours by the crack operatives succeeded in the rescue of large number of victims totalling Seventy Six (76) comprising male and females of different ages.”

“Preliminary investigation revealed that the victims who were passengers on the truck were travelling from Sabon Birni LGA of Sokoto State en-route different destinations when they were intercepted by the marauders,” he said.

Jalige also said security operatives were still on operation within the general area in search of the main truck driver and two other passengers who are yet to be accounted for.

He said the Commissioner of Police, Yekini Ayoku noted that the important breakthrough was actualized through a strong inter-service coordination and collaboration emplaced in the State.

Ayoku promised continued collaboration to rid the state of miscreants.

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