ABUJA, Nigeria – The FCT Police Command’s anti-kidnapping unit has successfully rescued 22 individuals who were abducted and transported across the Federal Capital Territory’s borders into neighbouring states.
CP Haruna G. Garba, the commissioner of police for the command, revealed this information during a press conference at the command’s headquarters on Friday, May 5, 2023
Garba stated that a village chief, who was among those kidnapped on April 7 in Chida village, Kwali Area Council, Abuja, was also rescued during the operation carried out on May 3rd.
He explained, “The anti-kidnapping outfit of the command, in a clearance-and-rescue operation in and around Kogi and Nasarawa states and FCT borders, successfully rescued 14 persons, including the village chief of the community, who were abducted by armed bandits at Chida village in Kwali Area Council on April 7, 2023.”
The commissioner also noted that ten of the rescued victims exhibited mild symptoms of illness and were taken to the General Hospital in Abaji for treatment before being discharged and reunited with their families.
Garba further shared that eight additional individuals kidnapped from Lapai and Tunga Mallam villages in Niger State on April 13, 2023 were also rescued unharmed during the operation.
They were handed over to the Ardo Galadima of Lapai LGA, Niger State, for immediate medical attention.
In conclusion, Garba assured the public that the FCT Police Command’s efforts against armed bandits will continue and that suspects evading capture will be apprehended soon.
