Police rescue kidnapped students, resident from bandits’ den in Katsina

Operatives of the Katsina State Police Command have secured the release of two abducted students at the Federal University Dutsinma, Katsina State, and one other victim from their captors.

In a recent statement, the command spokesperson, ASP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, said the command rescued the students, Ibrahim Abdulwaheed, Abdulrahman Abdulwasiu, and one Malam Dauda Magini, after a distress call.

Aliyu explained that on August 3, 2023, at about 0209hrs, bandits in their numbers, wielding weapons, invaded Bayan Radio quarters, situated on the fringes of Dutsinma LGA, and kidnapped the victims, as mentioned earlier.

He noted that upon receipt of the report, the Commissioner of Police, Katsina State Command, CP Aliyu Abubakar Musa, promptly mobilized and deployed the Area Commander Dutsinma, DPO Dutsinma, and the command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit led by CSP Andrew Alphonse.

He said the operatives went to the scene for a search on a rescue mission led by the Area Commander to locate and safely rescue the kidnapped victims.

Aliyu explained that the rescue team combed through the bush, successfully located the kidnapped victims, and rescued them unhurt.

He added that they were immediately rushed to the hospital for medical attention.