No fewer than eight kidnap victims, including four babies, have been rescued from suspected terrorists by the Katsina State Police Command.
The PUNCH reported that the force killed one suspect and recovered 82 cows, 70 sheep and one AK-47 rifle.
A spokesman for the command, SP Gambo Isah, confirmed the report on Thursday at the police headquarters.
He said, “On February 1, 2022, around 12.40am, a distress call was received that terrorists in large numbers, armed with sophisticated weapons, including AK-47 rifles, while riding on motorbikes attacked Fuloti and Karfi villages in the Malumfashi Local Government Area of the state, kidnapped women and rustled domestic animals and were on their way to Kankara.
“Consequently, DPO Kankara led a team of policemen and blocked the hoodlums at a spot near Zurunkutun, crossing the Kankara-Sheme Road.
“The team succeeded and engaged the terrorists in a fierce gun duel. The team neutralised one of them, rescued four female victims and their babies, and recovered one AK-47 rifle, 82 cows and 70 sheep.”
Speaking further, Isah revealed that another terrorist was neutralised during a shoot-out with the police on Tuesday along the Kankara-Zango Road.
Operatives of the force were said to have responded to a distress call as the terrorists barricaded the road to extort money from road users, leading to a gun duel and the death of one of the suspects.
The police spokesperson revealed that the force has commenced investigation on both incidents.
