Operatives of the Bauchi State Police command have rescued a Pastor simply identified and Bala and three others kidnapped by bandits who invaded Raddi village in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State on Wednesday.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil, in a statement made available to journalists disclosed that the bandits had stormed the house of one Yakubu Makeri, of Yagi village via Rahama ward, with the intention of kidnapping him but a team of operatives attached to Rishi Police Divisional Headquarters in conjunction with local vigilantes swiftly moved to the scene and engaged the bandits in a gun battle.
The statement read: “On November 29, 2023 at about 1am, one sabitu ‘m’ of Kadade village via Toro LGA of Bauchi State reported that on the same date, an unknown number of bandits invaded their village and stormed the house of one Yakubu Ya’u Makeri, male, of Yagi village via Rahama ward.
“A team of operatives attached to Rishi Police Divisional Headquarters in conjunction with local vigilantes swiftly moved to the scene and engaged the bandit.
“The operatives overpowered the bandits in a gun duel. As a result, one of the bandits was neutralised while the remaining scampered and abandoned their mission.
“However, during the encounter, the operatives succeeded in rescuing three kidnapped victims, namely: Pastor Bala, male, Keziya Ayuba and Sunday Ayuba, all of Raddi village in Plateau State.
“The aforementioned victims were confirmed to have been kidnapped from their village in Jos”.
Wakil stated that the Commissioner of Police has ordered the Divisional Police Officer to intensify wider patrol across the area in a bid to arrest the fleeing bandits so they can face the full wrath of the law.
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