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The Kano State Police Command has rescued 3 kidnap victims and recovered a motorcycle and different exhibits successful 2 abstracted operations carried retired successful Kano and neighbouring Kaduna State.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, disclosed this successful a connection issued connected Friday.
According to the statement, “on 7th October 2025, connected the directive of the Commissioner of Police, the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Squad, successful conjunction with the Surveillance Team attached to Divisional Police Headquarters Bebeji, conducted a sting rescue cognition based connected actionable quality astir an escaped kidnap victim. The victim, Abdul Hamid Bello, a 21-year-old male, had been kidnapped and severely beaten by his abductors, but managed to flight and sought assistance from passersby.”
He led the constabulary to the suspected kidnappers’ den successful Saya-Saya, Ikara Local Government, Kaduna State, wherever different victim, Musa Idris, a 65-year-old male, was rescued. “The kidnappers fled connected noticing the beingness of the constabulary team, leaving down 1 motorcycle and a rope, which were recovered arsenic exhibits. Both rescued victims person been agreed to their household members for aesculapian attention,” the connection added.
In a related development, the Command said connected October 9, 2025, the Anti-Kidnapping Squad secured the merchandise of different kidnap victim, Ashiru Murtala, a 19-year-old male, who was kidnapped successful Beli Village, Rogo LGA, Kano State, connected October 5, 2025.
“The unfortunate was abandoned by his abductors astatine a sweetener cane workplace successful Hunkuyi, Kudan LGA, Kaduna State and was subsequently rescued by the constabulary operatives,” Kiyawa revealed.
The Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, has directed that the rescued victims person contiguous aesculapian attention. He besides assured that the bid was moving towards apprehending each persons involved.
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