Taraba Police Frees 3 Hostages Kidnapped from Nasarawa
The Taraba State Police Command has rescued three kidnapped victims from a forest in Unguwan Wulliam Kumar Village, Ibi LGA, Taraba State.
The victims, who were abducted from Nasarawa State, were freed after a combined team of policemen, local hunters, and vigilantes engaged the kidnappers in a gun duel.
The rescued victims are, Alhaji Ja’o Ahmadu, 50, from Wuse, Awe LGA, Nasarawa State,Gomna Shano, 20, from Wuse, Awe LGA, Nasarawa State, Donnal Himbeto, 30, from Kuka Shendam, Plateau State.
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According to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Usman, the rescue operation was made possible by credible intelligence received from the Officer in charge of Nayeh Police outpost Ibi Division. The kidnappers, who were subdued during the gun duel, fled into the forest with serious injuries.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Ukachi P Opara, commended the collaborative efforts of the officers involved and assured the public that the command would continue to ensure that criminals have no breathing space within the state. He urged members of the public with useful information on criminals’ hideouts and activities to report via the Command’s control room number, 08030972376.
By PRNigeria
