Nigeria Police Affirm Kidnap Of 12 Persons, Rescue Of Two Victims In Kaduna Community
The Police Command in Kaduna State, on Thursday verified the kidnapping of 12 people in a clean attack on a neighborhood in the state.
The abductors were stated to have invaded Awon/Mothercat Junction in Kachia Local Government and kidnapped the victims on Wednesday.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige, who verified the incident in Kaduna, stated two of the kidnapped victims have been rescued.
According to him, the attackers invaded the region at about 9:20pm and shot indiscriminately at regulation abiding residents who have been gathered for various legit activities.
“On getting the information, a joint crew of the Police, Military and vigilantes rushed to the vicinity with a view to countering the hoodlums but found that they had inflicted injuries on 4 individuals whilst one person of about forty years was discovered dead.
“Sadly 14 persons had been unaccounted for whilst the injured victims were all evacuated to a close by clinic for instant medical attention.”
He added that the safety team trailed the bandits to the outskirt of the village and rescued two people whilst the remaining 12 individual have been whisked away by the bandits.
He explained that the operatives are not relenting in their efforts to rescue the remaining victims unhurt.
Jalige explained that normalcy had been restored to the affected community whilst patrol of the environs has been intensified to make sure safety of the community.