Kaduna: Police rescue three kidnapped victims after 40 days in captivity

The Kaduna State Police Command has rescued 3 kidnapped victims who spent 40 days successful captivity and arrested 5 suspected informants allegedly linked to the kidnapping syndicate. 

The State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Mansir Hassan, disclosed this successful a connection connected Saturday, noting that the victims were rescued during a associated information cognition involving officers from Fushin Kada and the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, successful Hunkuyi. 

Hassan stated that the cognition followed sustained quality gathering, strategical surveillance and coordinated efforts that led operatives to a suspected bandits’ hideout.

 “Upon sighting the advancing information personnel, the bandits fled the area, abandoning the victims who were subsequently rescued unharmed,” helium said. 

According to him, the rescued victims were identified arsenic Ekechikwu Omale, Ummi Salisu of Kudan LGA successful Kaduna State, and Pastor Daniel Tanko Bawa of Tufa Village successful Niger State, adding that the victims received aesculapian attraction astatine the constabulary session earlier being reunited with their families. 

The spokesperson added that 5 suspected informants were arrested during the investigation. Preliminar...