Men of the Police in Zamfar have rescued 27 kidnap victims from Gando, Bagega and Sunke forests in Bukkuyu, Anka local government area of Zamfara State.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, Mohammed Shehu, made this known in a statement at the weekend.
Shehu said the victims were abducted by a group in Aikawa, Gwashi, Tungar Rogo and Anka villages and taken to bandits camps at Gando/Bagega and Sunke forests.
According to the Police spokesman, "The rescue of the victims was sequel to the report received by the Command that bandits invaded the villages and abducted an unspecified number of people and took them to Gando/Bagega/ Sunke forests where they spent a week in captivity,” the statement said.
“At the moment, seventeen out of twenty-seven were brought to the Police Command Headquarters for showcasing, while the ten (10) other victims are in the hospital receiving medical attention following the trauma they passed through while in captivity. All the victims have been debriefed by the Police detectives and the Commissioner of Police will formally hand over the victims to the Commissioner for Security and Home Affairs who will on behalf of His Excellency reunite them with their families,” the Police Mouthpiece explained.
