Bandits: Police say nine kidnap victims rescued in Zamfara
The police command in Zamfara says its operatives have rescued nine people who were abducted on April 11 from Kucheri in Tsafe council area.
The command’s spokesman, CSP Muhammad Shehu, said in Gusau that the victims, seven females and two males, were rescued on Thursday.
“The rescue of the victims was sequel to credible information obtained from a good samaritan which the Police used and successfully rescued the victims hale and hearty,” stated the police officer.
Mr Shehu added, “The victims underwent medical check at the police clinic in Gusau, debriefed by police detectives and thereafter reunited with their families.”
He reassured the public of the command’s sustained onslaught against the bandits and other criminal elements in Zamfara.
(NAN)
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