The Bauchi State Police Command has rescued six persons including a 17 year old girl from kidnappers den just as the police arrested three suspects for different Culpable Homicides in Toro, Yana (Shira) and Alkaleri LGAs, Bauchi State respectively.
This was contained in a press statement by the State Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Mohammed Wakil and made available to Newsmen in Bauchi.
According to the statement, on 01/11/2023 at about 1630hrs, a combined team of Policemen in a joint operation with JTF and local hunters drafted to Toro, Tilden Fulani Division acted on intelligence and raided two identified suspected kidnappers’ enclaves in both Angwari and Saya mountains in the area.
The PPRO said that the joint operational team engaged the kidnappers in a gun dwell which forced the armed hoodlums to scamper in disarray with possible serious bullet wounds, adding that one Rashida Hamisu ‘f’ aged 17yrs, and five (5) other kidnapped victims were rescued unhurt.
“One of the hoodlums was neutralized in the process. The rescued victims were taken to Toro General Hospital for medical attention after which they were reunited with their family members. At the moment, efforts are on top gear to hunt down the hoodlums. An investigation is ongoing” the Police said.
In another development, the Police Spokesman said that on the 30/10/2023 at about 2100hrs information at the Command disposal indicated that some group of hoodlums numbering about three attacked a driver attached to Standard Organization of Nigeria, (SON) around New GRA Bauchi and ran away with a white Toyota Hiace Bus.
He stated that on receiving the information, the team of detectives led by CSP Makama Magaji, Officer in charge of the Anti Kidnapping Unit (AKU), the team intercepted the Toyota Bus around the Maiduguri bypass, adding that the suspected thieves were alleged to be heading out of the state vehicle to an unknown destination.
“On sighting the Police, the hoodlums took to their heels. Subsequently, during an interview with the driver “Sani Ahmed”, he disclosed that on the same date at about 2033hrs, he came back from official duty in Azare, Katagum LGA, Bauchi, to Bauchi town where he went to drop one of his co-workers, Mohammed Mohammed at his residence situated at new GRA, Bauchi metropolis. While on his way back, the driver stopped to buy Akara (Kosai) along the GRA road, some unknown gunmen armed with pistols entered the bus and asked him to drive the bus but he refused, therefore, they threatened him with a pistol. Terrified, he drove the car to the bypass road and he was rescued by the Police. Efforts have been made to trace and arrest the culprits on the run” The PPRO said.
