How we rescued 23 abducted victims in Kaduna – Police

The police has come out to explain how 23 kidnapped victims were rescued in Kaduna on Sunday.

According to the Kaduna Police Command, following a coordinated operation by operatives of the state command, 23 kidnapped victims were successfully rescued.

DSC Mansir Hassan, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, confirmed the development in a statement.

The operation was initiated in response to trustworthy information about the movements of armed bandits in the Kajuru region, it was learnt.

On February 2, 2025, Hassan said that police officers entered the jungle close to Doka Village in the Kajuru Local Government Area (LGA) and engaged a gang of armed bandits who were trying to take their prisoners to Kajuru Forest in a shoot out.

According to the statement, the operation, which was spearheaded by the Kajuru Division’s Divisional Police Officer (DPO) and aided by military forces, caused the bandits to suffer heavy fatalities, forcing them to retreat into the forest injuries.

The abducted victims who had been reported missing in Kauru LGA were successfully retrieved as a result of the operation, and they are now safely reunited with their family.

The statement added that in order to discourage any future criminal activity, the area is currently being monitored more closely and patrolled more vigorously.

CP Rabiu Muhammad, the state commissioner of police, gave the people his word that the command would always work to keep the community safe and secure.

He assured that in order to fight crime and maintain peace across the state, the command will continue to cooperate with the military and other security agencies in line with Governor Uba Sani’s security vision and purpose.