Police Foil Bandits’ Attack, Rescue 25 Abducted Victims In Zamfara

The Zamfara state Police command says it has successfully foiled a bandits’ attack and rescued 25 abducted victims after armed men invaded Kuraje village in the Damba area of Gusau Local Government Area.

The attack occurred on Friday at about 9:45 p.m. when “a group of armed bandits in large numbers, wielding dangerous weapons and firing sporadically, attacked Kuraje village,” the police said in a statement issued on Saturday by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Yazid Abubakar.

According to the statement, the assailants abducted “10 women along with 15 of their children, all residents of the community,” before fleeing towards the outskirts of the area.

Abubakar said joint patrol teams from the Damba Division and the department of Operations, Gusau working alongside the community protection guards responded immediately after receiving the distress call. The operatives “swiftly mobilized to the scene,” confirmed the attack and “pursued the fleeing bandits,” engaging them in what the police described as “a coordinated and strategic operation.”

Their effort led to the safe rescue of all 25 victims, whom the police said were “successfully rescued unhurt” and relocated to Sabongari Damba for safety and proper profiling.

The statement added that the women and children have since been reunited with their families.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Balarabe Maikaba, commended the officers for their gallantry, describing their response.