A joint effort of the Niger State Command of the Nigerian Police Force, hunters and some local security outfit – vigilante – have rescued one of the persons abducted by kidnappers in the State.
The Commissioner of Police in the State had launched the Special Operation in conjunction with the anti-kidnapping squad of the hunters and vigilantes and led by a self-acclaimed Commandant of Kidnapping FCT.
In the video which surfaced on social media, the said
Commandant of Kidnapping FCT who was giving a narration on the ongoing operation named one Abiodun as the person rescued so far.
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According to him, the abductors’ den is located in Bwari on Minna-Abuja road and some of the them are believed to have escaped with bullet wounds as a result of the attack launched on them. He further said that efforts are still ongoing to rescue some other hostages.