A kidnap attempt along Kaduna -Birnin Gwari road has been foiled by operatives of the Kaduna State Police Command.
The operatives attached to Buruku Division of the command also rescued eight men and women who would have been victims of the kidnappers.
Police spokesperson for the command, Mohammed Jalige, said the officers were on rigorous patrol of all highways within the Command when they intercepted the bandits on Thursday.
He said they intercepted a large number of bandits on a heinous mission between Udawa/Buruku villages along Kaduna -Birnin Gwari road.
Jalige said the bandits forcefully stopped three (3) 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 (8) victims were successfully rescued, namely; (1) Bilki Abdulkarim ‘F’ (2) Hanifa Abdulkarim ‘F’ (3) Rabiu Ahmed ‘M’ all of Birnin Gwari while (4) Sabiu Yusuf ‘M’ (5) Aminu Ibrahim ‘M’ (6) Amina Abdulkarim ‘F’ (7) Aisha Yusuf ‘F’ all of Udawa village of Chikun LGA Kaduna State.
“However, the eighth victim one Faridah Ahmed ‘F’ of Mando area sustained injury and was rushed to hospital for medical attention.” the statement read.
The police spokesperson stated that the rescued victims were moved to Buruku Police Station where they were profiled, documented and escorted to their destination as concerted efforts are not spared in ensuring sanity of the road.
