Kaduna Police Foil Kidnap, Rescue Eight Victims

The Kaduna State Police Command has said that its operatives have foiled a kidnap attempt and rescued eight victims in Udawa/Buruku villages on Kaduna-Birnin Gwari road.
The command spokesperson, DSP Mohammed Jalige, confirmed this in a statement in Kaduna, at the weekend, stating that the incident occurred last Thursday
He said that operatives of the Command attached to Buruku Division foiled the kidnap attempt while acting on the directive of the Commissioner of Police, Mr Yekini Ayoku, on rigorous patrols of all highways within the Command.
According to him, on July 21 at about 15.30hrs, the operatives intercepted an unspecified number of bandits on a heinous mission between Udawa/Buruku villages along Kaduna-Birnin Gwari road
He explained that the bandits forcefully stopped three commercial vehicles, whisked away the occupants and headed to the forest.
“The resilient operatives on sighting the gang of criminals immediately engaged and gave them a fierce chase amidst exchange of fire.
“The operatives’ courage and precision foiled the kidnap as the bandits fled into the forest with varying degrees of bullet wounds, eight victims were successfully rescued.
“Three of the victims are from Birnin Gwari while four are from Udawa village in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State.