ย The Police Commandย in Katsinaย have succeeded in rescuing five kidnapped victims at Kurfi local government area of the state.
A statement by the police spokesperson, SP Gambo Isah, said the victims were kidnapped at Unguwar-Rinji village in Rawayau ward ofย the area.
He said the incident occurred on Monday, Dec. 12, 2022, at about 2 a.m.
โThe police received a distress call that terrorists in their numbers, shooting sporadically with AK47 rifles, attacked the community and kidnapped one Alhaji Ali and four others.
โThe DPO Kurfi, led a tactical team and blocked their exist route. Fortunately, the terrorists followed through the expected route.
โThe terrorists were engaged in a fierce gun duel and wereย successfully repelled.
โThe kidnappers fled into the bush and abandoned their victims.
โIn the course of scanning the scene, it was reasonably believed that, many terrorists escaped the scene with gunshot wounds,โ he said.
