On the Mokwa-New Bussa road in Niger State, numerous people have been abducted by suspected bandit terrorists who are allegedly escaping from Kwara State along Ibbi-Bussa.
Among those kidnapped, according to Leadership, were Alhaji Bawa Niworo, a former chairman of the State Universal Education Board (NSUBEB), and Ahmed Mohammed, Commissioner 7 of the Niger State Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC).
In the state’s Mashegu local government region, numerous vehicles halted in a woodland near Ibbi late on Monday, and other passengers were taken.
Security personnel had confronted the gunman, according to Wasiu Abiodun, Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the State Police Command, who confirmed the occurrence to the aforementioned publication.
“Suspected armed men attacked the Police nipping point along Ibbi-Bussa road. The Police tactical team engaged and repelled the hoodlums. In the process, the Police patrol vehicle was damaged with gunshots, and one of the Policemen was injured by a gunshot and hospitalized nearby,” he said.
Sadly, the armed individuals who were escaping eventually stopped the road in front of the police nipping point and kidnapped a few people from roughly three cars.
In order to rescue the kidnapped victims and maybe apprehend the criminals, Abiodun said the Police Command has organized additional tactical teams alongside other security agencies and vigilante members who are pursuing the suspected kidnappers.
He said the Police Command’s Special Task Team (STT), along with vigilante members, conducted a clearance operation within Kokolo forest via Kawo-Auna village, in Magama local government area, as part of the Command’s ongoing clearance operations in some suspected kidnapers’ hideouts. The operation was conducted based on intelligence received.
He stated: “The team stormed the forest during this operation, came across the thugs, and got into a gunfight with them. Three of the alleged kidnappers were fortunately neutralized, while another victim was rescued and others fled into the forest with gunshot wounds.
