The Katsina State Police Command said a joint task force team, Tuesday rescued 28 girls abducted by bandits yesterday while fetching firewood at the outskirts of Kasia village in Batsari LGA, Katsina State.
The Command’s spokesperson, ASP Sadiq Aliyu conveyed the development in a statement on Tuesday.
The statement reads in part: “On the 1st of April, 2024, at about 1030 hrs, about twenty-eight (28) girls who went to the outskirts of Kasai village, Batsari LGA, Katsina State, with intent to fetch firewood, were abducted by kidnappers.
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“Upon receipt of the report, the Commissioner of Police, Katsina State Police Command, CP Aliyu Abubakar Musa, psc+, swiftly deployed operatives to the scene, tasked with the unhurt rescue of the victims.”
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According to Sadiq, the victims, who were held against their will, have now regained freedom and are safe and sound.”
The Katsina Police PRO explained that “the collaborative effort of the rescue team, in conjunction with the strategic approach taken by the command, resulted in the release of all the abducted victims.”
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