Adamu Alhaji Usman, 19, and Sahura Alhaji Sunusi, 17, both from Garin Bakwai village, via Maimadi ward in Alkaleri LGA, the rural residence of Bauchi State Governor Sen. Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir, have been freed from their captors’ lair.
During a joint operation by members of the Bauchi State Police Command and the vigilante organisation Danga Security, four functional motorcycles were retrieved from the kidnappers, enabling the rescue.
According to a statement released by the Command through its PPRO, SP Ahmed Wakili, the rescue effort was conducted at the kidnappers’ hideout in the Alkaleri Forest.
The release further contained that, “Pursuant to our Continued clampdown on criminal merchants desperate to make a living at expense of law-abiding citizens of Bauchi State, the Command is glad to appraise members of the public with an update of our recent achievements” .
According to the PPRO, on 31/07/2022 at about 0730hrs, Patrol team in Alkaleri Division in conjunction with Danga security went on a joint rescue mission operation and encountered suspected kidnappers armed with riffles and engaged them in a gun battle which led to the successfully rescue of the victims.
The victims were immediately rushed to the hospital to receive medical attention as demanded by global best practices assuring that the general public would be updated as investigation unfolds.
The Commissioner of Police, Umar Mamman Sanda commended the gallantry of the tactical team and resilience of the operatives in the battleground which was successful.
Then he urged the residents of Bauchi State not to give up on working with the police, especially when it comes to sharing information and staying watchful so they may report any suspicious or unusual activity to the authorities.
To this purpose, the CP urged the populace to participate more than before because many of the kidnappers may likely blend into the local community to avoid being apprehended if they escape with major wounded from the combat and are smoke out.
Sen. Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir, governor of Bauchi State, visited areas last weekend that had been severely damaged by bandit and kidnapping activities that resulted in the murder and abduction of persons for ransom.
A visibly worried Mohammed had given security agencies in the state a marching order to take the war to the hideouts of the bandits to smoke them out assuring that his administration will support the vigilante groups to join the war.
