The Kebbi State Police Command says it has rescued a 52-year-old man from suspected kidnappers in Jega Local Government Area of the state.
The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the command, DSP, Nafi’u Abubakar, stated this in a statement in Birnin Kebbi on Thursday.
Abubakar said that on Dec. 2 around 3:am a gang of suspected kidnappers invaded residence of one Alhaji Shehu Umar, ’52’ of Kolonkoji village, in Jega LGA and kidnapped him to unknown destination.
He added that the invaders also shot Umar’s neighbor, Mustapha Ahmed ’30’ on his left leg in the invasion.
“On receipt of the report, a team of policemen led by the Division Police Officer, Jega, swiftly pursued the kidnappers and engaged them into a gun dwell.
“This made the kidnappers to abandon their victims, Umar, and took to their heels.
The victim has been rescued unhurt and now reunited with his family while Mustapha has been rushed to Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Birnin Kebbi,” he said.
Abubakar assured members of the public that the command under CP, Agunbiade Oluyemi- Lasore, would not be lucid in its investigations.
“The perpetrators of this dastardly act will be apprehended and brought to the book,” the PPRO assured.
