The police in Katsina State have rescued five kidnapped victims in Kurfi LGA.
In a statement, the police spokesperson in the state, SP Gambo Isah, said the victims were kidnapped at Unguwar-Rinji village of Rawayau Ward on Monday, December 12, 2022.
Isah said, “The police received a distress call that terrorists in their numbers shooting sporadically with A-K47 rifles attacked the community and kidnapped one Alhaji Ali and four others.
“The DPO of Kurfi led a tactical team and blocked their exit route. Fortunately, the terrorists followed through the expected route.
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“The terrorists were engaged in a fierce gun duel and were successfully repelled. The kidnappers fled into the bush and abandoned their victims.
“In the course of scanning the scene, it was reasonably believed that, many terrorists escaped the scene with gunshot wounds.” (NAN)
