The Adamawa police command in a joint operation with hunters, eliminated a suspected kidnapper and rescued two victims in Toungo Local Government Area of the state on Sunday.
The Police spokesman, SP Suleiman Nguroje, mentioned this in Yola on Monday. He noted that the operation was a success as a result of the police’s collaborative strategies with the local securities to end kidnapping, robbery, cattle rustling, and unlawful possession of firearms.
“One kidnapper was neutralized when he and his gang arrived at a spot to receive N2 million ransom demanded from relatives of the kidnapped victims.
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“The suspected kidnappers sighted our men around the area and engaged them in a gun duel so as to escape arrest.
“One of them was neutralised while others escaped with bullet wounds,’’ he stated.
Nguroje added that the two victims, Suleiman Abdullahi (23), and Ruwa Buba (11), residents of Mayo Sumsum Village in Toungo Local Government Area, were rescued unhurt.
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He stated also that Commissioner of Police in Adamawa, Mr Afolabi Babatola, commended operatives of Toungo Divisional Police Office and the hunters for their gallantry.
Babatola directed the joint operations team to track down fleeing members of the kidnap gang to ensure that they did not re-group anywhere in the state.
The police commissioner charged residents to always inform the police of the whereabouts of criminals, especially those found with bullet wounds,’’ Nguroje stated.
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