12 kidnap victims were on Tuesday rescued in Zamfara after operatives of the State Police Command raided the camp of a notorious bandit leader.
The victims were said to have spent one month in the captivity of the notorious Bandit leader known as Bello Maibille.
Confirming the incident, Zamfara police spokesperson, Mohammed Shehu, said that one of the 12 kidnap victims is a five-month-old baby girl.
Shehu said,
“Our tactical operatives attached to 42 PMF Squadron Gusau, while on joint operations with the vigilante near Dajin Kare Kukanka forest, acted on intelligence report that led to the unconditional rescue of 12 hostages including a five-month-old baby girl from Rungawa village in Talata Mafara Local Government Area.
“The victims who were rescued unhurt were abducted by armed bandits and taken to the Kare Kukanka forest, a bandit camp of a notorious bandit leader popularly known as Bello Maibille, and had spent one month in captivity.
“They were medically checked at 42 PMF Clinic in Gusau, and thereafter debriefed by the police, and have been handed over to their families.”
Shehu noted that the Zamfara State Commissioner of Police, Kolo Yusuf, assured the public of the Command’s commitment to apprehending the perpetrators of this dastardly act.
