- The Imo State Police Command is actively working to secure the release of kidnapped retired Major General R C Duru
- The Commissioner of Police, Mohammad Ahamade Barde, has deployed a tactical team and vowed to bring the culprits to justice
The lmo State Police Command has stated that it is doing everything humanly possible to secure Major General R C Duru’s (rtd) release.
Duru was kidnapped last week in Orji, near Owerri, in the state’s Owerri north local government area.
In a statement, Mohammad Ahamade Barde, Commissioner of Police in Imo, said that he immediately dispatched the command’s tactical team to secure the General’s release upon hearing the news.
“We are on top of the matter; those involved will certainly be made to face the full wrath of the law.”
According to our source, the retired major is from Isiekenesi in the ldeato South local government area of lmo.
Police Foil Kidnap Attempt, Neutralise Bandit
In Yankara village, Faskari LGA, Katsina, the Katsina State Police Command successfully stopped an attempt by armed bandits to kidnap a child, killing one of the criminals and recovering one AK47 gun.
The deadly AK-47 rifle-wielding criminals attacked the neighbourhood on Monday at around 4:00 a.m.
ASP Sadiq Abubakar, the Command’s PPRO, made this information public in a statement. He claims that as soon as the Faskari police division heard the distress call, its agents quickly dispatched officers to the area and engaged the criminals in a ferocious gunfight, forcing them to leave their evil schemes and run into the surrounding bushes.
ASP Sadiq also noted that the lifeless body of one of the criminals and the recovered AK-47 rifle were discovered while combing the attack scene. He gave the identity of the deceased suspect as Bada Yaji, 25, a resident of Dajin Dungu, Yartuwaru in Faskari LGA.
Katsina State Police Commissioner CP Aliyu Musa, lauded the bravery and gallantry displayed by the police operatives in this operation.