Police foil kidnap attempt, rescue 9 victims in Kaduna

The Kaduna State Police Command says it has foiled a kidnap attempt in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of the state and rescued nine abducted persons.
The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Mansir Hassan, disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday in Kaduna.
Hassan said that the incident occurred on Wednesday at about 12:45 p.m., following credible intelligence that about 15 armed bandits armed with sophisticated weapons were sighted around Unguwan Sa’idu Village, a few kilometres from Birnin Gwari town.
He said the bandits had abducted several persons working on their farms.
According to him, the Area Commander, Birnin Gwari, and the Divisional Police Officer (D...