Five-Month-Old Baby, 11 Others Rescued In Zamfara Forest
A five-month-old baby headline 12 kidnapped victims rescued by the operatives of Zamfara State Police Command from terrorists’ captivity in a forest in the state.
The victims were prior to their rescue reportedly held hostage for one month in Kare Kukanka Forest, a camp controlled by a notorious bandit leader, popularly known as “Bello Maibille”.
The state Police Command said in a statement issued by its spokesman SP Mohammed Shehu, that the victims were rescued unconditionally and unhurt.
According to Mohammed, the captives were rescued yesterday, 30 August 2022, by the Police Tactical Operatives attached to Squadron 42 of the Police Mobile Force (PMF), Gusau.
The operatives, he said, had embarked on a joint operation with vigilante members near the forest when they received an intelligence report “that led to the unconditional rescue of twelve hostages including a 5-month-old baby girl from Rungawa village in Talata Mafara Local Government Area”.
In the statement, the PPRO stated that the victims were abducted by armed bandits/terrorists and taken to the forest, where they spent one month in captivity.
He said: “Victims were medically checked at 42 PMF Clinic Gusau, where they were debriefed by the Police and later handed over to their families”.
The successful operation, Mohammed noted, was in line with the mandate given to the new state Commissioner of Police, Kolo Yusuf by the Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, to restore lasting peace and security in Zamfara State.
The CP, while congratulating the victims for regaining their freedom, assured the public of the Command’s commitment to apprehending the perpetrators of this dastardly act, while also commending the joint Police/vigilante operatives for the job.
CP Kolo, however, enjoined all the inhabitants to be security conscious and report suspicious characters to the Police or any security agency, for prompt action.
