Katsina Police Rescues 20 Victims After Stopping Two Kidnapping Attempts in Jibia and Faskari LGs

 POLICE PRESS RELEASE 

KATSINA STATE POLICE COMMAND DIARY

KATSINA POLICE COMMAND FOILS TWO KIDNAP ATTEMPTS, RESCUED 20 VICTIMS.

The Katsina State Police Command has successfully foiled two (2) kidnap attempts in Jibia and Faskari Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state, rescuing twenty (20) kidnapped victims.

The first incident occurred on December 7th, 2024, at about 1900 hrs, at Kwanar Makera along the Katsina–Magamar Jibia road, Jibia LGA, where a group of armed bandits, armed with dangerous weapons such as AK-47 rifles, opened fire on a moving vehicle, attempting to abduct the occupants. However, operatives of the command attached to the Jibia divisional police headquarters, acting on a tip-off, swiftly responded and engaged the bandits in a gun duel, forcing them to abandon their mission and flee the scene with gunshot injuries. All ten (10) occupants of the vehicle were successfully rescued unhurt.

In a similar incident, on the same date at about 2030 hrs, at Marabar Bangori, along the Funtua–Gusau road, Faskari LGA, suspected armed bandits laid ambush on a motor vehicle conveying passengers. The command’s operatives, who were alerted to the situation, quickly mobilized and stormed the scene, engaging the bandits in a fierce gun duel. Due to superior firepower, the bandits abandon their heinous plan as they flee the scene, and all the passengers were successfully rescued. Unfortunately, one of the rescued victims was rushed to the hospital due to severe assault inflicted on him by the assailants. The victim is currently responding to medical attention.

The Commissioner of Police, Katsina State Command, CP Aliyu Abubakar Musa, psc†, while commending the gallantry and professionalism displayed by the officers, charged them to sustain the tempo in the ongoing fight against all forms of crime and criminality in the state as he reiterated the commitment of the command toward ensuring the safety and security of the good people of the state.

ASP ABUBAKAR SADIQ ALIYU, anipr,

Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO)

Katsina State Police Command.