RESCUE VICTIM , RECOVER THREE MILLION NAIRA RANSOM.
By Ijeoma Wilfred
Operatives of the Kebbi State Police Command have arrested one of the kidnappers of a 60- year – old man,Umaru Bawa in Gobiraje village in Suru Local Government Area of the state.
According to a statement issued by CSP Nafiu Abubakar, Spokesman of the Command, four of the kidnappers were killed during a gun duel while others escaped with gun shot wounds.
Abubakar said that the police successfully rescued the victim and recovered the sum of three million naira already paid to the kidnappers as ransom.
“On the 14th February, 2025 at about 1345hrs, armed men suspected to be kidnappers invaded Gobiraje village in Suru LGA of Kebbi State, and kidnapped one Umaru Bawa ‘m’ aged 60 yrs.
“On receipt of the report, the Divisional Police Officer, Suru, aggressively mobilized a team of Policemen and vigilante to the scene, trailed the suspects at Tundafari forest in Dakingari axis and engaged them into a gun duel. Consequently, four of the kidnappers were neutralized, one arrested with fatal injuries while others escaped into the forest with gun shot wounds.
“Similarly, the Police successfully rescued the kidnapped victim unhurt and recovered the sum of Three Million Naira (# 3, 000 000:00) already paid to the kidnappers as ransom.
“With reference to the tremendous successes recorded by the Police Officers in Suru, the Commissioner of Police, Kebbi State Command, CP Bello M Sani commended their resilience, professionalism, and gallantry performances and reiterated the Command’s determination in combating crimes in the State.
“The CP also appealed to the peace loving people of Kebbi State to always be security conscious and report any suspicious movement to the nearest Police station for prompt response, please.
