Security agencies foil bandits’ midnight raid on Kebbi district head, family 

A associated information squad has foiled an attempted kidnap astatine the residence of the District Head of Badariya, Urotu Shehu, successful Birnin Kebbi Local Government Area of Kebbi State, rescuing the accepted ruler and members of his family.

The improvement was disclosed successful a study by Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency and information expert covering the Lake Chad region.

According to the report, the onslaught occurred successful the aboriginal hours of July 15 when suspected kidnappers stormed the territory head’s residence located successful the Hubbare country of Birnin Kebbi.

Makama reported that the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, successful Birnin Kebbi received a distress telephone astatine astir 1:13am, from Alhaji Uwaisu Saad of Ubandoman Kebbi, alerting information operatives to the incident.

The study stated that the DPO mobilised a associated information squad comprising constabulary operatives, unit of the 36 Police Mobile Force, officers of the Operations Department, members of the Civilian Joint Task Force, CJTF, and section vigilantes to the scene.

“According to the sources, the suspected kidnappers fled into a adjacent bush connected sighting the advancing information operatives, abandoning their mission,” the study stated.

Makama added that the information squad rescued the territory caput and members of his household without immoderate of them being abducted.

The report, however, stated t...