By Haruna Aliyu, Birnin Kebbi
The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested two suspected kidnappers and rescued a 14-year-old boy unharmed throughout a joint safety operation in Ka’oje, Bagudo Native Authorities Space of the state.
The suspects, recognized as Aliyu Alhaji Shehu (alias Altine), 25, and Abubakar Umar (alias Bube), each from Orda village in Bagudo LGA, had been apprehended following a gun battle between police operatives and the abductors in Sada forest.
In keeping with a press release issued on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Nafi’u Abubakar, the operation adopted a report {that a} gang of 5 armed males had, on October 18, invaded the house of 1 Alhaji Buda Sambo, abducting his 14-year-old son, Aliyu Alhaji Buda, and whisking him away to an unknown vacation spot.
“Appearing on credible intelligence, the Divisional Police Officer, Ka’oje, mobilised a mixed workforce of policemen and native vigilantes who pursued the hoodlums into Sada forest and engaged them in a fierce gun duel,” the assertion learn.
“On account of the superior firepower of the workforce, the abductors fled into the forest with suspected gunshot wounds.”
The police mentioned the kidnapped boy was later rescued unharmed and reunited together with his household after receiving medical consideration.
Throughout a search operation, a regionally made revolver pistol and one dwell ammunition had been recovered from the residence of one of many suspects.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the arrested suspects and their fleeing accomplices — recognized as Dogo, Magaji, Bande, and Janyo, all from Bagudo and Orda villages — had been chargeable for a number of kidnapping incidents, together with the kidnapping of a 70-year-old man, Alhaji Alti, on October 28.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Bello M. Sani, counseled the Ka’oje Divisional Police Officer and his workforce for his or her professionalism and swift response. He urged them to maintain the synergy with native vigilantes to fight kidnapping and different violent crimes within the space.
The Commissioner additional directed that the case be transferred to the State Prison Investigation Division (SCID) in Birnin Kebbi for additional investigation and efforts to trace down the fleeing suspects.
He appealed to residents to stay calm, vigilant, and proceed to assist safety companies with credible info to assist ongoing operations.
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