Police rescue eight kidnap victims, recover 689 rustled animals in Sokoto

Sokoto State Police Command has rescued 8 kidnapped victims, recovered 689 rustled home animals and arrested suspected kidnappers, bandits and transgression collaborators during a bid of operations crossed the state.

The Commissioner of Police, Hayatu Hassan Shaffa, disclosed this on Thursday while briefing journalists successful Sokoto connected the Command’s information operations carried retired betwixt May and July 2026.

Shaffa said coordinated operations involving constabulary tactical teams and different information agencies foiled respective bandit attacks successful Tangaza, Wamakko, Tureta, Bodinga and different parts of the state, starring to the betterment of 689 stolen home animals, which person since been returned to their rightful owners.

He said six travellers abducted on the Rabah-Maikujera Road were rescued aft a associated constabulary and subject squad engaged bandits successful a weapon battle, forcing them to flee, portion 2 different victims were rescued during a abstracted cognition successful Jaredi Village, Binji Local Government Area. 

According to him, each 8 victims were rescued unharmed and reunited with their families.

The constabulary commissioner said intelligence-led operations besides resulted successful the arre...