- The victims were travelling from Sokoto to Bayelsa State when they were ambushed at Gidan-Kwakwa along Tegina-Zungeru Road in Niger State
Nineteen passengers who were attacked and abducted by suspected kidnappers in Niger State have been rescued, the police have disclosed.
The victims were travelling from Sokoto to Bayelsa State when they were ambushed at Gidan-Kwakwa along Tegina-Zungeru Road in Niger State by their captors and taken into a forest.
They were travelling in a Toyota bus with Reg. No. LG 08 DGS from Sokoto State when the incident happened on November 1, 2024
According to a statement on Monday by spokesman for the Niger State Police Command, Wasiu Abiodun, all the 19 passengers were rescued unhurt after intense pressure was put on the kidnappers.
“On 01/11/2024 at about 0630hrs, information was received that on the same date at about 0230hrs, some passengers who were in transit in a Toyota Bus vehicle with Reg. No. LG 08 DGS from Sokoto State heading to Bayelsa State were attacked by suspected kidnappers at Gidan-Kwakwa along Tegina-Zungeru Road and abducted 19 persons into the forest.
“Immediately the information was received, a joint security tactical team mobilised and trailed the suspected kidnappers, and as a result of the sustained pressure, 12 victims were abandoned by the hoodlums and they were rescued on 02/11/2024 at about 0642hrs along the Pangugari forest in Rafi LGA.
“As the rescue operation was intensified, fortunately, at about 2100hrs of the same date, the remaining seven victims were also rescued unhurt within the forest making a total of 19 victims rescued. The victims were taken to a nearby clinic for medical attention and they were released to return to Sokoto State on 03/11/2024,” Abiodun stated.