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Police rescue 10 women, one-year-old child from Zamfara forest

According to the Zamfara State Police Command, extended successful search and rescue efforts at the Gando woodland in the state's Bukkuyum L...

Chima Joseph Ugo
Chima Joseph Ugo - Editor-in-chief October 22, 2022
Updated October 22, 2022 at 11:04 AM
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According to the Zamfara State Police Command, extended successful search and rescue efforts at the Gando woodland in the state's Bukkuyum Local Government Area resulted in the recovery of 10 women and a kid aged one.

The Police Public Relations Officer in Zamfara State, SP Mohammed Shehu, informed the media of this in a statement that was made accessible to them.

Shehu claimed that on Monday, October 17, 2022, a group of bandits and terrorists entered Manye village in Anka LGA and kidnapped ten women and a little child. They were taken to the Gando forest in the state's Bukkuyum LGA, where they were held captive for three days.

He said that on receiving the report, the Commissioner of Police, CP Kolo Yusuf, deployed additional Police Tactical Operatives to reinforce DPO Anka and vigilante in their rescue operation, a task that was successfully accomplished with the full support of stakeholders especially, the Sole Administrator of Anka LGA.

Shehu said that all the rescued victims were taken to the hospital for medical check, debriefed by police detectives and handed over their families.

The Zamfara police spokesperson added that the while commending the sole Administrator, Anka LGA for the full support and partnership during the rescue operation, the Commissioner of Police congratulated the victims for regaining their freedom, and assured that all the perpetrators will be apprehended and charged to court for prosecution.
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