Police rescue five kidnapped victims, arrest three suspects in Kebbi

The Kebbi State Police Command has rescued five kidnapped victims and arrested three suspects during a security operation in Dakingari, Suru Local Government Area of the state.

The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Bashir Usman, disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday.

Usman said the operation followed intelligence that armed men had invaded Dolen Kwandage Village and abducted three residents identified as Samaila Abubakar, 35, Dayyaba Muhammadu, 32, and Balki Hakimi, 31.

He said police operatives, working with local vigilantes, pursued the kidnappers and forced them to abandon their captives.

The operation also led to the rescue of two women, Moe Muddaha, 50, and Hadiza Bello, 30, both from Yarma Village in Suru LGA, who had earlier been abducted.

According to the police spokesperson, all five victims were rescued unhurt and taken to the General Hospital, Dakingari, for medical examination before being reunited with their families.

He identified the arrested suspects as Umaru Janyo, 49, Bube Kwaire, 28, both from Bendu Village, and Muhammadu Gyade, 22, from Tindifai Village.

Usman said other members of the gang escaped with suspected gunshot injuries.

Items recovered during the operation included an unregistered Haojue motorcycle, N308,000 cash, a chain and a jerrycan.

He added that the Commissioner of Police, Umar Hadejia, commended the operatives and their vigilante collaborators for their response.

The command said it had intensified patrols and surveillance in the area, while efforts were ongoing to arrest the fleeing suspects.