Police rescue two kidnapped victims in Zamfara

The Zamfara State Police Command has revealed that it has rescued two kidnapped victims abducted on 16th October in Magami district of Kaura Namoda Local Government Area of the State.

According to a press statement signed by the state police spokesman, SP Mohammed Shehu, the victims were rescued unconditionally during extensive search and rescue operations conducted at Dumburum and Gidan Jaja forest in Zurmi Local Government Area of the State.

“The rescued victims have undergone medical treatment and have been debriefed by the Police in the state,” the statement said.

The statement noted that the Commissioner of Police, Mr Ayuba Elkanah sympathised with the victims for the suffering they passed through within the period they spent in captivity.

Mr Elkanah assured the people of the state that the Police in collaboration with other security agencies and state government will continue to work assiduously to ensure the unconditional rescue of all kidnapped victims across the state.

The commissioner further called on members of the public to continue supporting the security operatives in the ongoing operations against recalcitrant bandits and other criminal elements in the State.