{"id":247,"date":"2025-03-18T15:13:07","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T15:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2025\/03\/18\/police-neutralise-4-kidnappers-rescue-victim-recover-n3m\/"},"modified":"2025-03-18T15:13:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T15:13:07","slug":"police-neutralise-4-kidnappers-rescue-victim-recover-n3m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2025\/03\/18\/police-neutralise-4-kidnappers-rescue-victim-recover-n3m\/","title":{"rendered":"Police neutralise 4 kidnappers, rescue victim, recover N3m"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Kebbi State Police Command has neutralised four suspected kidnappers, rescued a victim, and recovered N3 million in Suru Local Government Area of the state.<\/p>\n

The command\u2019s spokesman, CSP Nafi\u2019u Abubakar, disclosed this in a statement issued in Birnin Kebbi on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn 14 February, at about 1:45 pm, armed men suspected to be kidnappers invaded Gobiraje Village in Suru Local Government Area of Kebbi and abducted one Umaru Bawa, aged 60.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUpon receiving the report, the Divisional Police Officer in Suru swiftly mobilised a team of policemen and vigilantes to the scene. They tracked the suspects to Tundafari Forest in the Dakingari axis and engaged them in a gun battle.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a result, four of the kidnappers were neutralised, one was arrested with fatal injuries, while others fled into the forest with gunshot wounds,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

According to Abubakar, the police also successfully rescued the kidnapped victim unharmed and recovered the sum of N3 million, which had already been paid to the kidnappers as ransom.<\/p>\n

Commending the officers for their efforts, the State Commissioner of Police, Bello Sani, praised their resilience, professionalism, and tactical display of bravery.<\/p>\n

The commissioner further reaffirmed the command\u2019s commitment to combating crime in the state and urged residents to remain vigilant.<\/p>\n

Sani appealed to the peace-loving people of Kebbi to always be security-conscious and report any suspicious activity to the nearest police station for prompt action.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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