Adamawa State police command in synergy with professional hunters has rescued a nursing mother and her baby after a gun duel with kidnappers on Monday 15 November, 2021.
Rescued Woman and Child
A statement by the police command’s image maker, DSP Sulaiman Nguroje, said, the woman, Jimrewa Las and her baby Grace Las were rescued unharmed.
“The victims were rescued unharmed after a gun battle between the operatives and the kidnappers during which the suspects were wounded and escaped with bullet wounds,” Nguroje said.
According to Nguroje, the command’s frequent operation aimed at preventing and dislodging kidnappers from their operational spaces and denying them space to regroup has recorded another breakthrough as the operatives attached to state intelligent Bureau (SIB) and Members of Miyetti Allah (MACBAN) in a joint operation on the 12/11/2021, vigorously pursue another set of kidnappers to their hideout in Balhoni Hills of Fufore Local Government Area and apprehended three.
“The suspected kidnappers earlier abducted one Ali Yusuf of Kadarbu village in Fufore LGA and demanded Two Million Five Hundred Thousand (N2.5million) as ransom via a letter of threat attached with a live ammunition to the relatives of the victims.
” The suspects include; Samaila Tukur (30), Dawe Yunusa (28)/and Abdullahi Adamu (25) all residents of Kadarbu village, Daware district, Fufore local government.
“The Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Ahmed Barde ,psc(+)* assured the Government and good people of Adamawa state that the Command shall continue to do all within its powers to guarantee a stable security across the State.
“However, he called on the civil populace to work with the Police and other security agencies in the joint task of safeguarding our state, especially in the area of providing useful, relevant and timely information.
“The Police Boss assured that law must certainly take it course as the suspects will be charged to court upon completion of investigation,” the statement said
