THE Zamfara State Police Command have rescued the five students from the Federal University Gusau in Zamfara State that were kidnapped.
Yesterday, Mohammed Bunu, the Commissioner of Police in Zamfara State, revealed in a statement that armed men suspected of being kidnappers attacked the home of one Isah Mai Bread in the Sabon Gari area of Damba village, Gusau Local Government Area (LGA.
Bunu stated, through the Second-in-Command, Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Yazid Abubakar, that the intruders took N200,000 from the occupants residence and went to the student flat in the vicinity.
They allegedly kidnapped two male students and three female students and took them to an unknown location.
“On receiving the information, the Divisional Police Officer, Damba Division, mobilized the striking force of the division for search and rescue operations and rescued two of the victims namely Blessing Matthew ‘F’ and Comfort Olola ‘F’ were rescued and taken to police clinic for treatment.
“Meanwhile, the Command reinforced the striking force of the division to assure the rescue of other victims.
“While on search and rescue, the operations team intercepted the bandits at Karazau forest of Damba village at about 1300hrs on sighting the police the bandits took to their heels and abandoned the remaining three students,” the statement read.
Bunu revealed further that the victims were transferred to a hospital for medical care before being reunited with family members, and that efforts were being made to apprehend the fleeing perpetrators.
The police commissioner asked the people of the state to provide timely and trustworthy information to the police and other security agencies in order to restore peace and normalcy to the state.
