Police Rescue 15 Kidnapped Victims, Recover 32 Cows In Kaduna
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Operatives of the Kaduna state police command have rescued 15 kidnaped victims in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of the state.
The victims who were traveling along the Buruku- Birnin Gwari road around Ungwan Yako forest were intercepted by the bandits who in an attempt to kidnap them before the arrival of police operatives.
According to the Spokesman of the Kaduna police command, Mohammed Jalige , the bandits in large numbers bearing dangerous weapons blocked two vehicles with the 15 occupants.
He disclosed that a swift response by the Operatives of the Kaduna Police Command forced the Bandits to retreat and flee into the forest with bullet wounds, abandoning their victims.
In another development, police operatives also recovered 32 rustled cows from bandits in Kajuru local government area.
The bandits were intercepted around Dutsin Gaya Village of Kajuru LGA as they were moving large herds of cattle, and were engaged in a fierce gun battle by troops, which forced them to take to their heels with bullet wounds while the Operatives recovered rustled cows.