The Nigerian Police, Bauchi State Command, has freed four kidnapped victims, including a pastor.
On Wednesday, November 29, bandits kidnapped the victims in Raddi village via the Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State.
This was revealed in a statement made accessible to journalists by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, a Superintendent of Police.
Wakil stated that the bandits invaded the residence of one Yakubu Makeri of Yagi village via Rahama ward to attack him, but a team of operatives from Rishi Police Divisional Headquarters, along with local vigilantes, quickly arrived at the spot and engaged the criminals in a gun battle.
The statement read, “On November 29, 2023, at about 1 am, one sabitu ‘m’ of Kadade village via Toro LGA of Bauchi State reported that on the same date at about 12.30 am, an unknown number of bandits invaded their village and stormed the house of one Yakubu Ya’u Makeri, male, of Yagi village via Rahama ward.
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“A team of operatives attached to Rishi Police Divisional Headquarters in conjunction with local vigilantes swiftly moved to the scene and engaged the bandit.
“The operatives overpowered the bandits in a gun duel. As a result, one of the bandits was neutralised while the remaining scampered and abandoned their mission.
“However, during the encounter, the operatives succeeded in rescuing three kidnapped victims, namely: Pastor Bala, male (50), Keziya Ayuba (50) and Sunday Ayuba, (40) all of Raddi village via Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State.
“The aforementioned victims were confirmed to have been kidnapped from their village in Jos, Plateau State.”
According to Wakil, the Divisional Police Officer has been instructed by the Commissioner of Police to step up wider patrols around the region in an effort to apprehend the escaping bandits and subject them to the full force of the law.
