Police arrests six suspected kidnappers, rescue 3 in Nasarawa

Police operatives in Nasarawa have arrested six suspected kidnappers and rescued three persons in the state.

This followed the raid on criminal hideouts in Angara and Fadaman Bauna villages of Lafia Local Government Area of the state.

The spokesman for the state police command, Ramhan Nansel, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Lafia.

He said that the operation was carried out by operatives attached to Assakio Division in collaboration with local vigilantes.

According to him, the suspects were arrested following a complaint received on January 7 that suspected kidnappers had invaded Angara village and abducted two women in the community.

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Nansel said: “Acting on the report, the Commissioner of Police, Nasarawa State Command, CP Shetima Mohammed, immediately ordered a manhunt for the perpetrators.

“The operation led to the storming of kidnappers’ hideouts in Angara and Fadaman Bauna forests, resulting in the arrest of six suspects and the rescue of three victims; two females and one male.”

The commissioner also urged members of the public to continue to provide timely and credible information to security agencies to enhance crime prevention and response.

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