9 Kidnapped Police ASPs Rescued

Nine Police Assistant Superintendents of Police, ASPs kidnapped by armed bandits in Katsina have been rescued after spending 11 days in the hands of the marauders.

The rescue of the senior policemen was confirmed by Force spokesman, Frank Mba in a statement obtained by GWG.

It was further gathered that the nine freed policemen upon whom the bandits had placed a ransom of N100 million on are now recuperating in a hospital in Gusau, Zamfara State.

Giving details of the release of the police officers and how they were captured, Mba in a statement said:

“The Nigeria Police have successfully rescued Nine (9) Police Officers who earlier went missing on 8th November, 2020 between Kankara town and Sheme in Katsina State after the night commercial bus they were traveling in came under attack by heavily armed men, all dressed in Military Camouflage, but suspected to be bandits.

“The officers, all Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs), were on their way to Gusau in Zamfara State from Maiduguri at the time of the incident. Two of the officers are currently receiving medical attention in a hospital, while the remaining seven are being debriefed.

“Covert operation to locate and rescue the officers commenced immediately they were discovered missing en-route to their destination. Thus, the apparent delay in commenting on the unfortunate incident was a deliberate decision aimed at protecting the integrity and confidentiality of the rescue operation and the concomitant safety of the officers.

“It is also important to state that preliminary investigation has shown that the attack on the vehicle was an opportunistic crime as the officers were all traveling in mufti, unarmed and alongside other private citizens in the commercial vehicle. The total number of officers involved in the incident is nine (9) and not twelve (12) as previously, wrongly reported in some sections of the media.”

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