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The Katsina State Police Command
said its operatives have foiled a kidnap attempt and killed a suspected kidnapper in the process
According to the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abubakar Sadiqe, in a statement, the operatives rescued five injured victims in the process
He said “on May 22, 2025, at about 2215 hrs, a distress call was received at Malumfashi Division that some armed men suspected to be bandits attacked Unguwar Lado and Karo villages of Malumfashi LGA, Katsina State.
“Led by the DPO, a team of police operatives responded promptly to the scene and engaged the hoodlums in a gun duel.”
According to the statement, “during the operation, one notorious bandit, Audu Kushin, ‘m’ of Tsamiyar Maigoro village, was successfully neutralized.”
He said the five injured kidnapped victims were rushed to General Hospital Malumfashi for immediate medical attention, just as efforts were being intensified to ensure the arrest of the fleeing suspects.
Katsina police neutralize notorious bandit, repel deadly kidnap attempt
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