[Premium Times] 32 kidnap victims rescued in Zamfara

A joint police-military team has rescued 32 people abducted from different areas of Zamfara State.

Briefing journalists at the command headquarters in Gusau, Mohammed Shehu, the police spokesperson in Zamfara, said the victims were from Niger, Katsina and Zamfara States.

Mr Shehu said the victims were “properly treated and debriefed by the police and handed over to their families.”

Ten of the victims were rescued after their abduction on the Sheme – Funtua road on Thursday.

“On 26th January, 2022 Police Tactical operatives deployed along Mada axis while on confidence building patrol, acted on intelligence information and rescued ten (10) kidnapped victims who were abducted along Sheme – Funtua road in Katsina State, on 10th January, 2022. The victims who held from B/Magaji LGA of Zamfara State were abducted while coming back from Lagos State on their way to B/Magaji.

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