January 21, (THEWILL) – A joint security operatives of the Nigerian Army and Special Intervention Squad of the FCT Police Command, have rescued some victims kidnapped by bandits in Abuja.
A statement issued on Sunday, by the Spokesperson of the FCT Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh, said the victims were rescued on Saturday night, around Kajuru forest in Kaduna State.
The rescued victims include the five daughters of Nabeehe Al-Kadriyah, kidnapped in the Bwari Area Council of the FCT.
The statement reads in part: “Following the relentless advancement of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command Anti-Kidnapping squad in a concerted effort with troops of the Nigerian Army, on the heels of the kidnappers that struck the Zuma 1 area in the Bwari Area Council on the 2nd of January 2024, The FCT Police has rescued the victims and reunited them with their families.
“While appreciating the Inspectors General of Police, IGP Olukayode Egbetokun ph.D., NPM, for the deployment of the newly commissioned Special Intervention Squad, which has given an uplift to the existing security architecture of the FCT and has brewed public confidence, the Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, CP Haruna G. Garba psc, wishes to reiterate the Commands commitment to sustaining the robust security deployment made in the area and other parts of the Territory for the utmost maintenance of peace for all and sundry.
“The good people of FCT are hence encouraged to note the following emergency lines and promptly report suspicious activities: 08032003913, 08061581938, 07057337653, and 08028940883. PCB: 09022222352.”
