The Police Command in Nasarawa State has rescued thirty kidnap victims in an operation in Toto Local Government Area of the state.
DSP Ramhan Nansel, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, disclosed this in a statement, made available to newsmen in Lafia.
The PPRO said the victims were rescued after operatives responded to information that some people had been held hostage in a forest in the local government area.
The statement read in parts “In reaction to the unwholesome development, a joint operation was carried out by operatives of the Command in collaboration with Miyetti Allah Vigilante Group of Toto Local Government Area.
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“The kidnappers were trailed to their enclave at Sardauna Forest; on sighting the operatives, the criminals dispersed in disarray deep into the forest.
Nansel explained that thirty kidnap victims, comprising twenty males and ten females, were rescued unhurt and taken to the hospital for medical examination and shall be reunited with their family.
Nansel further noted that Maiyaki Muhammed-Baba, Commissioner of Police (CP) in the state, had ordered continuous combing of the forest.
He also said the CP had applauded the police operatives of the command and Miyetti Allah Vigilante Group for a job well done.
Nansel said the CP assured members of the public that the operation would be sustained to sanitise the general area of criminal elements.
He, therefore, appealed to the public to give information about criminals and their activities in their areas for prompt action.
(Editor: Hadiza.A.A)
